L6×3-1/2×1/2 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.

L6×3-1/2×1/2 has a 6 in. long leg and a 3 1/2 in. short leg, 1/2 in. thick.

It weighs 15.3 lb per foot.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 4.23 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 16.6 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 7.49 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Long leg6"
Short leg3 1/2"
Thickness (t)1/2"
k (detailing)1"

Section properties

Weight15.3 lb/ft
Area (A)4.5 in²
Ix16.6 in⁴
Sx4.23 in³
Zx7.49 in³
rx1.92 in
Iy4.24 in⁴
Sy1.59 in³
Zy2.88 in³
ry0.968 in
J0.386 in⁴

Similar weight angles

Comparable 15.3 lb/ft sections in other angle sizes.

L7×4×7/1615.7 lb/ft · Sx 5.11 in³L4×4×5/815.7 lb/ft · Sx 2.38 in³L6×6×3/814.9 lb/ft · Sx 3.51 in³L6×4×1/216.2 lb/ft · Sx 4.31 in³L5×5×1/216.2 lb/ft · Sx 3.15 in³L6×4×7/1614.3 lb/ft · Sx 3.81 in³L5×5×7/1614.3 lb/ft · Sx 2.78 in³L5×3-1/2×5/816.8 lb/ft · Sx 3.63 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 L6×3-1/2×1/2 cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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