L2-1/2×2-1/2×3/8 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.

L2-1/2×2-1/2×3/8 has equal 2 1/2 in. legs, 3/8 in. thick.

It weighs 5.9 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.558 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 0.972 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.01 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg2 1/2"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)3/8"
k (detailing)5/8"

Section properties

Weight5.9 lb/ft
Area (A)1.73 in²
Ix0.972 in⁴
Sx0.558 in³
Zx1.01 in³
rx0.749 in
Iy0.972 in⁴
Sy0.558 in³
Zy1.01 in³
ry0.749 in
J0.0833 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 5.9 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L3×2×3/85.9 lb/ft · Sx 0.779 in³L4×3×1/45.8 lb/ft · Sx 0.988 in³L3-1/2×3-1/2×1/45.8 lb/ft · Sx 0.787 in³L3-1/2×2-1/2×5/166.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.925 in³L3×3×5/166.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.699 in³L4×3-1/2×1/46.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.01 in³L3×2-1/2×5/165.6 lb/ft · Sx 0.681 in³L3-1/2×3×1/45.4 lb/ft · Sx 0.773 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 L2-1/2×2-1/2×3/8 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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