2L6×6×1 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.

2L6×6×1 has equal 6 in. legs, 1 in. thick, in contact back to back.

At 74.8 lb per foot it is one of the 27 2L6×6 sizes, which run from 24.8 to 74.8 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 17.1 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 70.8 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 30.8 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg6"
Short leg6"
Thickness (t)1"

Section properties

Weight74.8 lb/ft
Area (A)22 in²
Ix70.8 in⁴
Sx17.1 in³
Zx30.8 in³
rx1.79 in
Iy146 in⁴
Sy24.3 in³
Zy40.9 in³
ry2.58 in

Other 2L6×6 sizes

Same nominal size, different weight — useful when you are checking a substitution or a lighter section.

2L6×6×5/162L6×6×5/16×3/82L6×6×5/16×3/42L6×6×3/82L6×6×3/8×3/82L6×6×3/8×3/42L6×6×7/162L6×6×7/16×3/82L6×6×7/16×3/42L6×6×1/22L6×6×1/2×3/82L6×6×1/2×3/42L6×6×9/162L6×6×9/16×3/82L6×6×9/16×3/42L6×6×5/82L6×6×5/8×3/82L6×6×5/8×3/42L6×6×3/42L6×6×3/4×3/82L6×6×3/4×3/42L6×6×7/82L6×6×7/8×3/82L6×6×7/8×3/4

All 2L6×6 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight double angles

Comparable 74.8 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L8×4×1LLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 28 in³2L8×4×1×3/8LLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 28 in³2L8×4×1×3/4LLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 28 in³2L8×4×1SLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 7.87 in³2L8×4×1×3/8SLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 7.87 in³2L8×4×1×3/4SLBB74.8 lb/ft · Sx 7.87 in³2L8×8×3/477.8 lb/ft · Sx 24.4 in³2L8×8×3/4×3/877.8 lb/ft · Sx 24.4 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 2L6×6×1 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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