L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/4 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.

L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/4 has a 3 1/2 in. long leg and a 2 1/2 in. short leg, 1/4 in. thick.

It weighs 4.9 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.753 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 1.81 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.36 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg3 1/2"
Short leg2 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/4"
k (detailing)5/8"

Section properties

Weight4.9 lb/ft
Area (A)1.45 in²
Ix1.81 in⁴
Sx0.753 in³
Zx1.36 in³
rx1.12 in
Iy0.775 in⁴
Sy0.41 in³
Zy0.728 in³
ry0.731 in
J0.0322 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 4.9 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L3×3×1/44.9 lb/ft · Sx 0.569 in³L3×2×5/165 lb/ft · Sx 0.662 in³L2-1/2×2-1/2×5/165 lb/ft · Sx 0.474 in³L2×2×3/84.7 lb/ft · Sx 0.348 in³L2-1/2×2×3/85.3 lb/ft · Sx 0.546 in³L3×2-1/2×1/44.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.555 in³L2-1/2×2×5/164.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.465 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 L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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