2L8×4×5/8×3/8LLBB 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.

2L8×4×5/8×3/8LLBB has a 8 in. long leg and a 4 in. short leg, 5/8 in. thick, in contact back to back.

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

At 48.4 lb per foot it is one of the 42 2L8×4 sizes, which run from 34.4 to 74.8 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 18.4 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 94 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 32.2 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg8"
Short leg4"
Thickness (t)5/8"

Section properties

Weight48.4 lb/ft
Area (A)14.3 in²
Ix94 in⁴
Sx18.4 in³
Zx32.2 in³
rx2.56 in
Iy33 in⁴
Sy7.88 in³
Zy15.6 in³
ry1.52 in

Other 2L8×4 sizes

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

2L8×4×7/16LLBB2L8×4×7/16×3/8LLBB2L8×4×7/16×3/4LLBB2L8×4×7/16SLBB2L8×4×7/16×3/8SLBB2L8×4×7/16×3/4SLBB2L8×4×1/2LLBB2L8×4×1/2×3/8LLBB2L8×4×1/2×3/4LLBB2L8×4×1/2SLBB2L8×4×1/2×3/8SLBB2L8×4×1/2×3/4SLBB2L8×4×9/16LLBB2L8×4×9/16×3/8LLBB2L8×4×9/16×3/4LLBB2L8×4×9/16SLBB2L8×4×9/16×3/8SLBB2L8×4×9/16×3/4SLBB2L8×4×5/8LLBB2L8×4×5/8×3/4LLBB2L8×4×5/8SLBB2L8×4×5/8×3/8SLBB2L8×4×5/8×3/4SLBB2L8×4×3/4LLBB

All 2L8×4 sizes and dimensions →

Similar weight double angles

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

2L6×6×5/848.4 lb/ft · Sx 11.3 in³2L6×6×5/8×3/848.4 lb/ft · Sx 11.3 in³2L6×6×5/8×3/448.4 lb/ft · Sx 11.3 in³2L5×5×3/447.2 lb/ft · Sx 9.04 in³2L5×5×3/4×3/847.2 lb/ft · Sx 9.04 in³2L5×5×3/4×3/447.2 lb/ft · Sx 9.04 in³2L6×4×3/4LLBB47.2 lb/ft · Sx 12.5 in³2L6×4×3/4×3/8LLBB47.2 lb/ft · Sx 12.5 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 2L8×4×5/8×3/8LLBB cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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