L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2 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.

L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2 has a 3 1/2 in. long leg and a 2 1/2 in. short leg, 1/2 in. thick.

It weighs 9.4 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.41 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 3.24 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.52 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3 1/2"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/2"
k (detailing)7/8"

Section properties

Weight9.4 lb/ft
Area (A)2.77 in²
Ix3.24 in⁴
Sx1.41 in³
Zx2.52 in³
rx1.08 in
Iy1.36 in⁴
Sy0.756 in³
Zy1.39 in³
ry0.701 in
J0.234 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 9.4 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L3×3×1/29.4 lb/ft · Sx 1.06 in³L4×3-1/2×3/89.1 lb/ft · Sx 1.48 in³L3-1/2×3×7/169.1 lb/ft · Sx 1.29 in³L6×3-1/2×5/169.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.72 in³L5×3×3/89.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.22 in³L4×4×3/89.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.5 in³L3-1/2×3-1/2×7/169.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.32 in³L5×3-1/2×5/168.7 lb/ft · Sx 1.92 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 L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/2 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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