L3×2-1/2×1/2 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.

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

It weighs 8.5 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.03 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 2.07 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1.86 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight8.5 lb/ft
Area (A)2.5 in²
Ix2.07 in⁴
Sx1.03 in³
Zx1.86 in³
rx0.91 in
Iy1.29 in⁴
Sy0.736 in³
Zy1.34 in³
ry0.718 in
J0.213 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 8.5 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L4×3×3/88.5 lb/ft · Sx 1.44 in³L3-1/2×3-1/2×3/88.5 lb/ft · Sx 1.15 in³L3×3×7/168.3 lb/ft · Sx 0.946 in³L5×3-1/2×5/168.7 lb/ft · Sx 1.92 in³L5×3×5/168.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.87 in³L4×4×5/168.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.27 in³L3-1/2×3×3/87.9 lb/ft · Sx 1.12 in³L4×3-1/2×3/89.1 lb/ft · Sx 1.48 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 L3×2-1/2×1/2 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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