L4×3-1/2×5/16 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.

L4×3-1/2×5/16 has a 4 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 5/16 in. thick.

It weighs 7.7 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 1.25 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 3.53 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 2.24 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg4"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)5/16"
k (detailing)11/16"

Section properties

Weight7.7 lb/ft
Area (A)2.25 in²
Ix3.53 in⁴
Sx1.25 in³
Zx2.24 in³
rx1.25 in
Iy2.52 in⁴
Sy0.98 in³
Zy1.74 in³
ry1.06 in
J0.0782 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 7.7 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L3×2×1/27.7 lb/ft · Sx 1 in³L2-1/2×2-1/2×1/27.7 lb/ft · Sx 0.716 in³L3×2-1/2×7/167.6 lb/ft · Sx 0.921 in³L3-1/2×3×3/87.9 lb/ft · Sx 1.12 in³L5×3×5/168.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.87 in³L4×4×5/168.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.27 in³L4×3×5/167.2 lb/ft · Sx 1.22 in³L3-1/2×3-1/2×5/167.2 lb/ft · Sx 0.969 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 L4×3-1/2×5/16 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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