2L6×6×3/8×3/8 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.

2L6×6×3/8×3/8 has equal 6 in. legs, 3/8 in. thick, spaced 3/8 in. back to back.

At 29.8 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 = 7.02 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 30.8 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 12.5 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg6"
Short leg6"
Thickness (t)3/8"

Section properties

Weight29.8 lb/ft
Area (A)8.76 in²
Ix30.8 in⁴
Sx7.02 in³
Zx12.5 in³
rx1.87 in
Iy59.2 in⁴
Sy9.57 in³
Zy15.8 in³
ry2.6 in

Other 2L6×6 sizes

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

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

All 2L6×6 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight double angles

Comparable 29.8 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L6×3-1/2×1/2LLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 8.46 in³2L6×3-1/2×1/2×3/8LLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 8.46 in³2L6×3-1/2×1/2×3/4LLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 8.46 in³2L6×3-1/2×1/2SLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 3.17 in³2L6×3-1/2×1/2×3/8SLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 3.17 in³2L6×3-1/2×1/2×3/4SLBB30.6 lb/ft · Sx 3.17 in³2L5×5×7/1628.6 lb/ft · Sx 5.56 in³2L5×5×7/16×3/828.6 lb/ft · Sx 5.56 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 2L6×6×3/8×3/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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