2L6×3-1/2×3/8LLBB 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.

2L6×3-1/2×3/8LLBB has a 6 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 3/8 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

It weighs 23.4 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 6.46 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 25.8 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 11.5 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg6"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)3/8"

Section properties

Weight23.4 lb/ft
Area (A)6.88 in²
Ix25.8 in⁴
Sx6.46 in³
Zx11.5 in³
rx1.93 in
Iy10.9 in⁴
Sy3.11 in³
Zy5.37 in³
ry1.26 in

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Comparable 23.4 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L6×3-1/2×3/8×3/8LLBB23.4 lb/ft · Sx 6.46 in³2L6×3-1/2×3/8×3/4LLBB23.4 lb/ft · Sx 6.46 in³2L6×3-1/2×3/8SLBB23.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.45 in³2L6×3-1/2×3/8×3/8SLBB23.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.45 in³2L6×3-1/2×3/8×3/4SLBB23.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.45 in³2L4×3-1/2×1/2LLBB23.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.84 in³2L4×3-1/2×1/2×3/8LLBB23.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.84 in³2L4×3-1/2×1/2×3/4LLBB23.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.84 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 2L6×3-1/2×3/8LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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