L5×3-1/2×1/2 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.

L5×3-1/2×1/2 has a 5 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 1/2 in. thick.

It weighs 13.6 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 2.97 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 10 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 5.33 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg5"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/2"
k (detailing)15/16"

Section properties

Weight13.6 lb/ft
Area (A)4 in²
Ix10 in⁴
Sx2.97 in³
Zx5.33 in³
rx1.58 in
Iy4.02 in⁴
Sy1.55 in³
Zy2.79 in³
ry1 in
J0.343 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 13.6 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L7×4×3/813.6 lb/ft · Sx 4.42 in³L4×3×5/813.6 lb/ft · Sx 2.28 in³L6×4×7/1614.3 lb/ft · Sx 3.81 in³L5×5×7/1614.3 lb/ft · Sx 2.78 in³L5×3×1/212.8 lb/ft · Sx 2.89 in³L4×4×1/212.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.96 in³L6×6×5/1612.4 lb/ft · Sx 2.95 in³L6×4×3/812.3 lb/ft · Sx 3.3 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 L5×3-1/2×1/2 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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