L2-1/2×1-1/2×1/4 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.

L2-1/2×1-1/2×1/4 has a 2 1/2 in. long leg and a 1 1/2 in. short leg, 1/4 in. thick.

It weighs 3.19 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.364 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 0.594 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 0.644 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg2 1/2"
Short leg1 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/4"
k (detailing)1/2"

Section properties

Weight3.19 lb/ft
Area (A)0.947 in²
Ix0.594 in⁴
Sx0.364 in³
Zx0.644 in³
rx0.792 in
Iy0.16 in⁴
Sy0.142 in³
Zy0.261 in³
ry0.411 in
J0.0209 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 3.19 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L2×2×1/43.19 lb/ft · Sx 0.244 in³L3×2×3/163.07 lb/ft · Sx 0.414 in³L2-1/2×2-1/2×3/163.07 lb/ft · Sx 0.295 in³L3×2-1/2×3/163.39 lb/ft · Sx 0.423 in³L2-1/2×2×1/43.62 lb/ft · Sx 0.381 in³L2-1/2×2×3/162.75 lb/ft · Sx 0.293 in³L3×3×3/163.71 lb/ft · Sx 0.433 in³L2×2×5/163.92 lb/ft · Sx 0.298 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 L2-1/2×1-1/2×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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