2L4×3-1/2×5/16LLBB double angle

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

2L4×3-1/2×5/16LLBB has a 4 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 5/16 in. thick, in contact back to back.

It is a double angle set with its long legs back-to-back.

It weighs 15.4 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 2.5 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 7.06 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 4.48 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg4"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)5/16"

Section properties

Weight15.4 lb/ft
Area (A)4.5 in²
Ix7.06 in⁴
Sx2.5 in³
Zx4.48 in³
rx1.25 in
Iy8.82 in⁴
Sy2.52 in³
Zy4.15 in³
ry1.4 in

Similar weight double angles

Comparable 15.4 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L2-1/2×2-1/2×1/215.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.43 in³2L2-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/815.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.43 in³2L2-1/2×2-1/2×1/2×3/415.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.43 in³2L4×3-1/2×5/16×3/8LLBB15.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.5 in³2L4×3-1/2×5/16×3/4LLBB15.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.5 in³2L3×2×1/2LLBB15.4 lb/ft · Sx 2 in³2L3×2×1/2×3/8LLBB15.4 lb/ft · Sx 2 in³2L3×2×1/2×3/4LLBB15.4 lb/ft · Sx 2 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need 2L4×3-1/2×5/16LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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