2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/8SLBB 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.

2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/8SLBB has a 5 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 1/4 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

It weighs 14 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.63 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 4.4 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.85 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg5"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/4"

Section properties

Weight14 lb/ft
Area (A)4.14 in²
Ix4.4 in⁴
Sx1.63 in³
Zx2.85 in³
rx1.03 in
Iy23.3 in⁴
Sy4.49 in³
Zy7.19 in³
ry2.37 in

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Comparable 14 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L5×3-1/2×1/4LLBB14 lb/ft · Sx 3.1 in³2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/8LLBB14 lb/ft · Sx 3.1 in³2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/4LLBB14 lb/ft · Sx 3.1 in³2L5×3-1/2×1/4SLBB14 lb/ft · Sx 1.63 in³2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/4SLBB14 lb/ft · Sx 1.63 in³2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/1614.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 in³2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/16×3/814.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 in³2L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/16×3/414.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.94 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 2L5×3-1/2×1/4×3/8SLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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