2L6×6×5/8×3/8 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.

2L6×6×5/8×3/8 has equal 6 in. legs, 5/8 in. thick, spaced 3/8 in. back to back.

At 48.4 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 = 11.3 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 48.2 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 20.2 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg6"
Short leg6"
Thickness (t)5/8"

Section properties

Weight48.4 lb/ft
Area (A)14.3 in²
Ix48.2 in⁴
Sx11.3 in³
Zx20.2 in³
rx1.84 in
Iy100 in⁴
Sy16.2 in³
Zy27.2 in³
ry2.65 in

Other 2L6×6 sizes

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

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

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Similar weight double angles

Comparable 48.4 lb/ft sections in other double angle sizes.

2L8×4×5/8LLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 18.4 in³2L8×4×5/8×3/8LLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 18.4 in³2L8×4×5/8×3/4LLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 18.4 in³2L8×4×5/8SLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 5.23 in³2L8×4×5/8×3/8SLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 5.23 in³2L8×4×5/8×3/4SLBB48.4 lb/ft · Sx 5.23 in³2L5×5×3/447.2 lb/ft · Sx 9.04 in³2L5×5×3/4×3/847.2 lb/ft · Sx 9.04 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 2L6×6×5/8×3/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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