L3×2-1/2×1/4 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.

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

It weighs 4.5 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.555 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 1.16 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 1 in³.

Detailing dimensions

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

Section properties

Weight4.5 lb/ft
Area (A)1.32 in²
Ix1.16 in⁴
Sx0.555 in³
Zx1 in³
rx0.94 in
Iy0.734 in⁴
Sy0.397 in³
Zy0.707 in³
ry0.746 in
J0.0296 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 4.5 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L2-1/2×2×5/164.5 lb/ft · Sx 0.465 in³L2×2×3/84.7 lb/ft · Sx 0.348 in³L3×2×1/44.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.541 in³L2-1/2×2-1/2×1/44.1 lb/ft · Sx 0.387 in³L3-1/2×2-1/2×1/44.9 lb/ft · Sx 0.753 in³L3×3×1/44.9 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 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 L3×2-1/2×1/4 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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