1 - 50 DIMENSIONS AND PROPERTIES

k x Y xp tf
CHANNELS
AMERICAN STANDARD
T X X d Dimensions
tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Web Flange Distance Max.

Flge.
Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness Fas-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k Grip tener
Desig-
nation in.2 in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
C15×50 14.7 15.00 0.716 11⁄ 3⁄ 3.716 33⁄4 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
16 8 8 8
C15×40 11.8 15.00 0.520 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.520 31⁄2 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
2 4 8 8
C15×33.9 9.96 15.00 0.400 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.400 33⁄8 0.650 5⁄ 121⁄8 17⁄16 5⁄ 1
8 16 8 8

C12×30 8.82 12.00 0.510 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.170 31⁄8 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄

2 4 2 2 8
C15×25 7.35 12.00 0.387 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.047 3 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
8 16 2 2 8
C15×20.7 6.09 12.00 0.282 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.942 3 0.501 1⁄ 93⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
16 8 2 2 8

C10×30 8.82 10.00 0.673 11⁄ 5⁄ 3.033 3 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄

16 16 16 16 4
C15×25 7.35 10.00 0.526 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.886 27⁄8 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
2 4 16 16 4
C15×20 5.88 10.00 0.379 3⁄ 3⁄ 2.739 23⁄4 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
8 16 16 16 4
C15×15.3 4.49 10.00 0.240 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.600 25⁄8 0.436 7⁄ 8 1 7⁄ 3⁄
4 8 16 16 4

C9×20 5.88 9.00 0.448 7⁄ 1⁄ 2.648 25⁄8 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄

16 4 16 16 16 4
C5×15 4.41 9.00 0.285 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.485 21⁄2 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄
16 8 16 16 16 4
C5×13.4 3.94 9.00 0.233 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.433 23⁄8 0.413 7⁄ 71⁄8 15⁄ 7⁄ 3⁄
4 8 16 16 16 4

C8×18.75 5.51 8.00 0.487 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.527 21⁄2 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄

2 4 8 16 8 4
C8×13.75 4.04 8.00 0.303 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.343 23⁄8 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄
16 8 8 16 8 4
C8×11.5 3.38 8.00 0.220 1⁄ 1⁄ 2.260 21⁄4 0.390 3⁄ 61⁄8 15⁄ 3⁄ 3⁄
4 8 8 16 8 4

C7×12.25 3.60 7.00 0.314 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.194 21⁄4 0.366 3⁄ 51⁄4 7⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄

16 16 8 8 8 8
C8×9.8 2.87 7.00 0.210 3⁄ 1⁄ 2.090 21⁄8 0.366 3⁄ 51⁄4 7⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄
16 8 8 8 8 8

C6×13 3.83 6.00 0.437 7⁄ 3⁄ 2.157 21⁄8 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 16 16 8
C8×10.5 3.09 6.00 0.314 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.034 2 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄
16 16 16 16 8 8
C8×8.2 2.40 6.00 0.200 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.920 17⁄8 0.343 5⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄
16 8 16 16 16 8

C5×9 2.64 5.00 0.325 5⁄ 3⁄ 1.885 17⁄8 0.320 5⁄ 31⁄2 3⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 4 16 8
C8×6.7 1.97 5.00 0.190 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.750 13⁄4 0.320 5⁄ 31⁄2 3⁄ — —
16 8 16 4

C4×7.25 2.13 4.00 0.321 5⁄ 3⁄ 1.721 13⁄4 0.296 5⁄ 25⁄8 11⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 16 16 8
C8×5.4 1.59 4.00 0.184 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.584 15⁄8 0.296 5⁄ 25⁄8 11⁄ — —
16 16 16 16

C3×6 1.76 3.00 0.356 3⁄ 3⁄ 1.596 15⁄8 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —

8 16 4 16
C8×5 1.47 3.00 0.258 1⁄ 1⁄ 1.498 11⁄2 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —
4 8 4 16
C8×4.1 1.21 3.00 0.170 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.410 13⁄8 0.273 1⁄ 15⁄8 11⁄ — —
16 16 4 16

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CHANNELS k x Y xp tf

AMERICAN STANDARD
Properties T X X d

tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Nom- Shear Axis X-X Axis Y-Y

inal Center PNA
Wt. Loca- Loca-
per _ tion tion
ft x eo xp I Z S r I Z S r
4 3 3 4 3 3
lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
50 0.798 0.583 0.488 404 68.2 53.8 5.24 11.0 8.17 3.78 0.867
40 0.777 0.767 0.390 349 57.2 46.5 5.44 9.23 6.87 3.37 0.886
33.9 0.787 0.896 0.330 315 50.4 42.0 5.62 8.13 6.23 3.11 0.904

30 0.674 0.618 0.366 162 33.6 27.0 4.29 5.14 4.33 2.06 0.763
25 0.674 0.746 0.305 144 29.2 24.1 4.43 4.47 3.84 1.88 0.780
20.7 0.698 0.870 0.252 129 25.4 21.5 4.61 3.88 3.49 1.73 0.799

30 0.649 0.369 0.439 103 26.6 20.7 3.42 3.94 3.78 1.65 0.669
25 0.617 0.494 0.366 91.2 23.0 18.2 3.52 3.36 3.19 1.48 0.676
20 0.606 0.637 0.292 78.9 19.3 15.8 3.66 2.81 2.71 1.32 0.692
15.3 0.634 0.796 0.223 67.4 15.8 13.5 3.87 2.28 2.35 1.16 0.713

20 0.583 0.515 0.325 60.9 16.8 13.5 3.22 2.42 2.47 1.17 0.642
15 0.586 0.682 0.243 51.0 13.5 11.3 3.40 1.93 2.05 1.01 0.661
13.4 0.601 0.743 0.217 47.9 12.5 10.6 3.48 1.76 1.95 0.962 0.669

18.75 0.565 0.431 0.343 44.0 13.8 11.0 2.82 1.98 2.17 1.01 0.599
13.75 0.553 0.604 0.251 36.1 10.9 9.03 2.99 1.53 1.73 0.854 0.615
11.5 0.571 0.697 0.209 32.6 9.55 8.14 3.11 1.32 1.58 0.781 0.625

12.25 0.525 0.538 0.255 24.2 8.40 6.93 2.60 1.17 1.43 0.703 0.571
9.8 0.540 0.647 0.203 21.3 7.12 6.08 2.72 0.968 1.26 0.625 0.581

13 0.514 0.380 0.317 17.4 7.26 5.80 2.13 1.05 1.36 0.642 0.525
10.5 0.499 0.486 0.255 15.2 6.15 5.06 2.22 0.866 1.15 0.564 0.529
8.2 0.511 0.599 0.198 13.1 5.13 4.38 2.34 0.693 0.993 0.492 0.537

9 0.478 0.427 0.262 8.90 4.36 3.56 1.83 0.632 0.918 0.450 0.489
6.7 0.484 0.552 0.217 7.49 3.51 3.00 1.95 0.479 0.763 0.378 0.493

7.25 0.459 0.386 0.264 4.59 2.81 2.29 1.47 0.433 0.697 0.343 0.450
5.4 0.457 0.502 0.241 3.85 2.26 1.93 1.56 0.319 0.569 0.283 0.449

6 0.455 0.322 0.291 2.07 1.72 1.38 1.08 0.305 0.544 0.268 0.416
5 0.438 0.392 0.242 1.85 1.50 1.24 1.12 0.247 0.466 0.233 0.410
4.1 0.436 0.461 0.284 1.66 1.30 1.10 1.17 0.197 0.401 0.202 0.404

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k x Y xp tf
CHANNELS
MISCELLANEOUS
T X X d Dimensions
tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Web Flange Distance Max.

Flge.
Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness Fas-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k Grip tener
Desig-
nation in.2 in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
MC18×58 17.1 18.00 0.700 11⁄ 3⁄ 4.200 41⁄ 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
16 8 4 8 8
MC18×51.9 15.3 18.00 0.600 5⁄ 5⁄ 4.100 41⁄8 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
8 16 8 8
MC18×45.8 13.5 18.00 0.500 1⁄ 1⁄ 4.000 4 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
2 4 8 8
MC18×42.7 12.6 18.00 0.450 7⁄ 1⁄ 3.950 4 0.625 5⁄ 151⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1
16 4 8 8

MC13×50 14.7 13.00 0.787 3⁄ 3⁄ 4.412 43⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 5⁄ 1

16 8 8 8
MC18×40 11.8 13.00 0.560 9⁄ 1⁄ 4.185 41⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
16 4 8 16
MC18×35 10.3 13.00 0.447 7⁄ 1⁄ 4.072 41⁄8 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
16 4 8 16
MC18×31.8 9.35 13.00 0.375 3⁄ 3⁄ 4.000 4 0.610 5⁄ 101⁄4 13⁄8 9⁄ 1
8 16 8 16

MC12×50 14.7 12.00 0.835 13⁄ 7⁄ 4.135 41⁄ 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 16 8 16 16
MC18×45 13.2 12.00 0.712 11⁄ 3⁄ 4.012 4 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 8 16 16
MC18×40 11.8 12.00 0.590 9⁄ 5⁄ 3.890 37⁄8 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 16 16 16
MC18×35 10.3 12.00 0.467 7⁄ 1⁄ 3.767 33⁄4 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
16 4 16 16
MC18×31 9.12 12.00 0.370 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.670 35⁄8 0.700 11⁄ 93⁄8 15⁄16 11⁄ 1
8 16 16 16

MC12×10.6 3.10 12.00 0.190 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.500 11⁄2 0.309 5⁄ 105⁄8 11⁄ — —

16 8 16 16

MC10×41.1 12.1 10.00 0.796 13⁄ 3⁄ 4.321 43⁄ 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 8 8 16 16 8
MC18×33.6 9.87 10.00 0.575 9⁄ 5⁄ 4.100 41⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 16 16 16 8
MC18×28.5 8.37 10.00 0.425 7⁄ 3⁄ 3.950 4 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 16 16 16 8

MC10×25 7.35 10.00 0.380 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.405 33⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄

8 16 16 16 8
MC18×22 6.45 10.00 0.290 5⁄ 1⁄ 3.315 33⁄8 0.575 9⁄ 71⁄2 11⁄4 9⁄ 7⁄
16 8 16 16 8

MC10×8.4 2.46 10.00 0.170 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.500 11⁄2 0.280 1⁄ 85⁄8 11⁄ — —

16 16 4 16

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CHANNELS k x Y xp tf

MISCELLANEOUS
Properties T X X d

tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Nom- Shear Axis X-X Axis Y-Y

inal Center PNA
Wt. Loca- Loca-
per _ tion tion
ft x eo xp I Z S r I Z S r
4 3 3 4 3 3
lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
58 0.862 0.695 0.472 676 94.6 75.1 6.29 17.8 9.94 5.32 1.02
51.9 0.858 0.797 0.422 627 86.5 69.7 6.41 16.4 9.13 5.07 1.04
45.8 0.866 0.909 0.372 578 78.4 64.3 6.56 15.1 8.42 4.82 1.06
42.7 0.877 0.969 0.347 554 74.4 61.6 6.64 14.4 8.10 4.69 1.07

50 0.974 0.815 0.564 314 60.5 48.4 4.62 16.5 10.1 4.79 1.06
40 0.963 1.03 0.450 273 50.9 42.0 4.82 13.7 8.57 4.26 1.08
35 0.980 1.16 0.394 252 46.2 38.8 4.95 12.3 7.95 3.99 1.10
31.8 1.00 1.24 0.358 239 43.1 36.8 5.06 11.4 7.60 3.81 1.11

50 1.05 0.741 0.610 269 56.1 44.9 4.28 17.4 10.2 5.65 1.09
45 1.04 0.844 0.549 252 51.7 42.0 4.36 15.8 9.35 5.33 1.09
40 1.04 0.952 0.488 234 47.3 39.0 4.46 14.3 8.59 5.00 1.10
35 1.05 1.07 0.426 216 42.8 36.1 4.59 12.7 7.91 4.67 1.11
31 1.08 1.18 0.416 203 39.3 33.8 4.71 11.3 7.44 4.39 1.12

10.6 0.269 0.284 0.129 55.4 11.6 9.23 4.22 0.382 0.639 0.310 0.351

41.1 1.09 0.864 0.601 158 38.9 31.5 3.61 15.8 8.71 4.88 1.14
33.6 1.08 1.06 0.490 139 33.4 27.8 3.75 13.2 7.51 4.38 1.16
28.5 1.12 1.21 0.415 127 29.6 25.3 3.89 11.4 6.83 4.02 1.17

25 0.953 1.03 0.364 110 25.8 22.0 3.87 7.35 5.21 3.00 1.00
22 0.990 1.13 0.468 103 23.6 20.5 3.99 6.50 4.86 2.80 1.00

8.4 0.284 0.332 0.122 32.0 7.86 6.40 3.61 0.328 0.552 0.270 0.365

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k x Y xp tf
CHANNELS
MISCELLANEOUS
T X X d Dimensions
tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Web Flange Distance Max.

Flge.
Area Depth Thickness tw Width Thickness Fas-
A d tw 2 bf tf T k Grip tener
Desig-
nation in.2 in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
MC9×25.4 7.47 9.00 0.450 7⁄ 1⁄ 3.500 31⁄ 0.550 9⁄ 65⁄8 13⁄16 9⁄ 7⁄
16 4 2 16 16 8
MC9×23.9 7.02 9.00 0.400 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.450 31⁄2 0.550 9⁄ 65⁄8 13⁄16 9⁄ 7⁄
8 16 16 16 8

MC8×22.8 6.70 8.00 0.427 7⁄ 3⁄ 3.502 31⁄2 0.525 1⁄ 55⁄8 13⁄16 1⁄ 7⁄

16 16 2 2 8
MC9×21.4 6.28 8.00 0.375 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.450 31⁄2 0.525 1⁄ 55⁄8 13⁄16 1⁄ 7⁄
8 16 2 2 8

MC8×20 5.88 8.00 0.400 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.025 3 0.500 1⁄ 53⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄

8 16 2 2 8
MC9×18.7 5.50 8.00 0.353 3⁄ 3⁄ 2.978 3 0.500 1⁄ 53⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
8 16 2 2 8

MC8×8.5 2.50 8.00 0.179 3⁄ 1⁄ 1.874 17⁄8 0.311 5⁄ 61⁄2 3⁄ 5⁄ 5⁄

16 16 16 4 16 8

MC7×22.7 6.67 7.00 0.503 1⁄ 1⁄ 3.603 35⁄8 0.500 1⁄ 43⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄

2 4 2 2 8
MC9×19.1 5.61 7.00 0.352 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.452 31⁄2 0.500 1⁄ 43⁄4 11⁄8 1⁄ 7⁄
8 16 2 2 8

MC6×18 5.29 6.00 0.379 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.504 31⁄2 0.475 1⁄ 37⁄8 11⁄16 1⁄ 7⁄

8 16 2 2 8

MC6×16.3 4.79 6.00 0.375 3⁄ 3⁄ 3.000 3 0.475 1⁄ 37⁄8 11⁄16 1⁄ 3⁄

8 16 2 2 4
MC9×15.1 4.44 6.00 0.316 5⁄ 3⁄ 2.941 3 0.475 1⁄ 37⁄8 11⁄16 1⁄ 3⁄
16 16 2 2 4

MC6×12 3.53 6.00 0.310 5⁄ 1⁄ 2.497 21⁄2 0.375 3⁄ 43⁄8 13⁄ 3⁄ 5⁄

16 8 8 16 8 8

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CHANNELS k x Y xp tf

MISCELLANEOUS
Properties T X X d

tw

k Y grip
eo bf

Nom- Shear Axis X-X Axis Y-Y

inal Center PNA
Wt. Loca- Loca-
per _ tion tion
ft x eo xp I Z S r I Z S r
4 3 3 4 3 3
lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
25.4 0.970 0.986 0.411 88.0 23.2 19.6 3.43 7.65 5.23 3.02 1.01
23.9 0.981 1.04 0.386 85.0 22.2 18.9 3.48 7.22 5.05 2.93 1.01

22.8 1.01 1.04 0.415 63.8 18.8 16.0 3.09 7.07 4.88 2.84 1.03
21.4 1.02 1.09 0.449 61.6 18.0 15.4 3.13 6.64 4.71 2.74 1.03

20 0.840 0.843 0.364 54.5 16.2 13.6 3.05 4.47 3.57 2.05 0.872
18.7 0.849 0.889 0.341 52.5 15.4 13.1 3.09 4.20 3.44 1.97 0.874

8.5 0.428 0.542 0.155 23.3 6.91 5.83 3.05 0.628 0.882 0.434 0.501

22.7 1.04 1.01 0.473 47.5 16.2 13.6 2.67 7.29 4.86 2.85 1.05
19.1 1.08 1.15 0.567 43.2 14.3 12.3 2.77 6.11 4.34 2.57 1.04

18 1.12 1.17 0.622 29.7 11.5 9.91 2.37 5.93 4.14 2.48 1.06

16.3 0.927 0.930 0.464 26.0 10.2 8.68 2.33 3.82 3.18 1.84 0.892
15.1 0.940 0.982 0.537 25.0 9.69 8.32 2.37 3.51 3.00 1.75 0.889

12 0.704 0.725 0.292 18.7 7.38 6.24 2.30 1.87 1.79 1.04 0.728

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L8×8×11⁄8 13⁄4 56.9 16.7 98.0 17.5 2.42 2.41 31.6 1.05
L8×8×1 15⁄8 51.0 15.0 89.0 15.8 2.44 2.37 28.5 0.938
L8×8×17⁄8 11⁄2 45.0 13.2 79.6 14.0 2.45 2.33 25.3 0.827
L8×8×13⁄4 13⁄8 38.9 11.4 69.7 12.2 2.47 2.28 22.0 0.715
L8×8×15⁄8 11⁄4 32.7 9.61 59.4 10.3 2.49 2.23 18.6 0.601
L8×8×19⁄16 13⁄16 29.6 8.68 54.1 9.34 2.50 2.21 16.8 0.543
L8×8×11⁄2 11⁄8 26.4 7.75 48.6 8.36 2.50 2.19 15.1 0.484

L8×6×1 11⁄2 44.2 13.0 80.8 15.1 2.49 2.65 27.3 1.50
L8×8×17⁄8 13⁄8 39.1 11.5 72.3 13.4 2.51 2.61 24.2 1.44
L8×8×13⁄4 11⁄4 33.8 9.94 63.4 11.7 2.53 2.56 21.1 1.38
L8×8×15⁄8 11⁄8 28.5 8.36 54.1 9.87 2.54 2.52 17.9 1.31
L8×8×19⁄16 11⁄16 25.7 7.56 49.3 8.95 2.55 2.50 16.2 1.28
L8×8×11⁄2 1 23.0 6.75 44.3 8.02 2.56 2.47 14.5 1.25
L8×8×17⁄16 15⁄
16 20.2 5.93 39.2 7.07 2.57 2.45 12.8 1.22

L8×4×1 11⁄2 37.4 11.0 69.6 14.1 2.52 3.05 24.3 2.50
L8×8×17⁄8 13⁄8 33.1 9.73 62.5 12.5 2.53 3.00 21.6 2.44
L8×8×13⁄4 11⁄4 28.7 8.44 54.9 10.9 2.55 2.95 18.9 2.38
L8×4×15⁄8 11⁄8 24.2 7.11 46.9 9.21 2.57 2.91 16.0 2.31
L8×8×19⁄16 11⁄16 21.9 6.43 42.8 8.35 2.58 2.88 14.5 2.28
L8×8×11⁄2 1 19.6 5.75 38.5 7.49 2.59 2.86 13.0 2.25
L8×4×17⁄16 15⁄
16 17.2 5.06 34.1 6.60 2.60 2.83 11.5 2.22
L7×4×3⁄4 11⁄4 26.2 7.69 37.8 8.42 2.22 2.51 14.8 1.88
L7×4×5⁄8 11⁄8 22.1 6.48 32.4 7.14 2.24 2.46 12.6 1.81
L7×4×1⁄2 1 17.9 5.25 26.7 5.81 2.25 2.42 10.3 1.75
L7×4×7⁄16 15⁄
16 15.7 4.62 23.7 5.13 2.26 2.39 9.09 1.72
L7×4×3⁄8 7⁄
8 13.6 3.98 20.6 4.44 2.27 2.37 7.87 1.69

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L8×8×11⁄8 98.0 17.5 2.42 2.41 31.6 1.05 1.56 1.000
L8×8×1 89.0 15.8 2.44 2.37 28.5 0.938 1.56 1.000
L8×8×17⁄8 79.6 14.0 2.45 2.33 25.3 0.827 1.57 1.000
L8×8×13⁄4 69.7 12.2 2.47 2.28 22.0 0.715 1.58 1.000
L8×8×15⁄8 59.4 10.3 2.49 2.23 18.6 0.601 1.58 1.000
L8×8×19⁄16 54.1 9.34 2.50 2.21 16.8 0.543 1.59 1.000
L8×8×11⁄2 48.6 8.36 2.50 2.19 15.1 0.484 1.59 1.000

L8×6×1 38.8 8.92 1.73 1.65 16.2 0.813 1.28 0.543

L8×8×17⁄8 34.9 7.94 1.74 1.61 14.4 0.718 1.28 0.547
L8×8×13⁄4 30.7 6.92 1.76 1.56 12.5 0.621 1.29 0.551
L8×8×15⁄8 26.3 5.88 1.77 1.52 10.5 0.522 1.29 0.554
L8×8×19⁄16 24.0 5.34 1.78 1.50 9.52 0.472 1.30 0.556
L8×8×11⁄2 21.7 4.79 1.79 1.47 8.51 0.422 1.30 0.558
L8×8×17⁄16 19.3 4.23 1.80 1.45 7.50 0.371 1.31 0.560

L8×4×1 11.6 3.94 1.03 1.05 7.72 0.688 0.846 0.247

L8×4×17⁄8 10.5 3.51 1.04 0.999 6.77 0.608 0.848 0.253
L8×8×13⁄4 9.36 3.07 1.05 0.953 5.81 0.527 0.852 0.258
L8×4×15⁄8 8.10 2.62 1.07 0.905 4.86 0.444 0.857 0.262
L8×8×19⁄16 7.43 2.38 1.07 0.882 4.38 0.402 0.861 0.265
L8×8×11⁄2 6.74 2.15 1.08 0.859 3.90 0.359 0.865 0.267
L8×4×17⁄16 6.02 1.90 1.09 0.835 3.42 0.316 0.869 0.269

L7×4×3⁄4 9.05 3.03 1.09 1.01 5.65 0.549 0.860 0.324

L7×4×5⁄8 7.84 2.58 1.10 0.963 4.74 0.463 0.865 0.329
L7×4×1⁄2 6.53 2.12 1.11 0.917 3.83 0.375 0.872 0.335
L7×4×7⁄16 5.83 1.88 1.12 0.893 3.37 0.330 0.875 0.337
L7×4×3⁄8 5.10 1.63 1.13 0.870 2.90 0.285 0.880 0.340

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L6×6×1 11⁄2 37.4 11.0 35.5 8.57 1.80 1.86 15.5 0.917
L6×6×17⁄8 13⁄8 33.1 9.73 31.9 7.63 1.81 1.82 13.8 0.811
L6×6×13⁄4 11⁄4 28.7 8.44 28.2 6.66 1.83 1.78 12.0 0.703
L6×6×15⁄8 11⁄8 24.2 7.11 24.2 5.66 1.84 1.73 10.2 0.592
L6×6×19⁄16 11⁄16 21.9 6.43 22.1 5.14 1.85 1.71 9.26 0.536
L6×6×11⁄2 1 19.6 5.75 19.9 4.61 1.86 1.68 8.31 0.479
L6×6×17⁄16 15⁄
16 17.2 5.06 17.7 4.08 1.87 1.66 7.34 0.422
L6×6×13⁄8 7⁄
8 14.9 4.36 15.4 3.53 1.88 1.64 6.35 0.363
L6×6×15⁄16 13⁄
16 12.4 3.65 13.0 2.97 1.89 1.62 5.35 0.304

L6×4×7⁄8 13⁄8 27.2 7.98 27.7 7.15 1.86 2.12 12.7 1.44
L6×4×3⁄4 11⁄4 23.6 6.94 24.5 6.25 1.88 2.08 11.2 1.38
L6×4×5⁄8 11⁄8 20.0 5.86 21.1 5.31 1.90 2.03 9.51 1.31
L6×4×9⁄16 11⁄16 18.1 5.31 19.3 4.83 1.90 2.01 8.66 1.28
L6×4×1⁄2 1 16.2 4.75 17.4 4.33 1.91 1.99 7.78 1.25
L6×4×7⁄16 15⁄
16 14.3 4.18 15.5 3.83 1.92 1.96 6.88 1.22
L6×4×3⁄8 7⁄
8 12.3 3.61 13.5 3.32 1.93 1.94 5.97 1.19
L6×4×5⁄16 13⁄
16 10.3 3.03 11.4 2.79 1.94 1.92 5.03 1.16

L6×31⁄2×1⁄2 1 15.3 4.50 16.6 4.24 1.92 2.08 7.50 1.50

L6×31⁄2×3⁄8 7⁄
8 11.7 3.42 12.9 3.24 1.94 2.04 5.76 1.44
L6×31⁄2×5⁄16 13⁄
16 9.80 2.87 10.9 2.73 1.95 2.01 4.85 1.41

L5×5×7⁄8 13⁄8 27.2 7.98 17.8 5.17 1.49 1.57 9.33 0.798
L5×5×3⁄4 11⁄4 23.6 6.94 15.7 4.53 1.51 1.52 8.16 0.694
L5×5×5⁄8 11⁄8 20.0 5.86 13.6 3.86 1.52 1.48 6.95 0.586
L5×5×1⁄2 1 16.2 4.75 11.3 3.16 1.54 1.43 5.68 0.475
L5×5×7⁄16 15⁄
16 14.3 4.18 10.0 2.79 1.55 1.41 5.03 0.418
L5×5×3⁄8 7⁄
8 12.3 3.61 8.74 2.42 1.56 1.39 4.36 0.361
L5×5×5⁄16 13⁄
16 10.3 3.03 7.42 2.04 1.57 1.37 3.68 0.303

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L6×6×1 35.5 8.57 1.80 1.86 15.5 0.917 1.17 1.000
L6×6×17⁄8 31.9 7.63 1.81 1.82 13.8 0.811 1.17 1.000
L6×6×13⁄4 28.2 6.66 1.83 1.78 12.0 0.703 1.17 1.000
L6×6×15⁄8 24.2 5.66 1.84 1.73 10.2 0.592 1.18 1.000
L6×6×19⁄16 22.1 5.14 1.85 1.71 9.26 0.536 1.18 1.000
L6×6×11⁄2 19.9 4.61 1.86 1.68 8.31 0.479 1.18 1.000
L6×6×17⁄16 17.7 4.08 1.87 1.66 7.34 0.422 1.19 1.000
L6×6×13⁄8 15.4 3.53 1.88 1.64 6.35 0.363 1.19 1.000
L6×6×15⁄16 13.0 2.97 1.89 1.62 5.35 0.304 1.20 1.000

L6×4×7⁄8 9.75 3.39 1.11 1.12 6.31 0.665 0.857 0.421

L6×4×3⁄4 8.68 2.97 1.12 1.08 5.47 0.578 0.860 0.428
L6×4×5⁄8 7.52 2.54 1.13 1.03 4.62 0.488 0.864 0.435
L6×4×9⁄16 6.91 2.31 1.14 1.01 4.19 0.442 0.866 0.438
L6×4×1⁄2 6.27 2.08 1.15 0.987 3.75 0.396 0.870 0.440
L6×4×7⁄16 5.60 1.85 1.16 0.964 3.30 0.349 0.873 0.443
L6×4×3⁄8 4.90 1.60 1.17 0.941 2.85 0.301 0.877 0.446
L6×4×5⁄16 4.18 1.35 1.17 0.918 2.40 0.252 0.882 0.448

L6×31⁄2×1⁄2 4.25 1.59 0.972 0.833 2.91 0.375 0.759 0.344

L6×31⁄2×3⁄8 3.34 1.23 0.988 0.787 2.20 0.285 0.767 0.350
L6×31⁄2×5⁄16 2.85 1.04 0.996 0.763 1.85 0.239 0.772 0.352

L5×5×7⁄8 17.8 5.17 1.49 1.57 9.33 0.798 0.973 1.000

L5×5×3⁄4 15.7 4.53 1.51 1.52 8.16 0.694 0.975 1.000
L5×5×5⁄8 13.6 3.86 1.52 1.48 6.95 0.586 0.978 1.000
L5×5×1⁄2 11.3 3.16 1.54 1.43 5.68 0.475 0.983 1.000
L5×5×7⁄16 10.0 2.79 1.55 1.41 5.03 0.418 0.986 1.000
L5×5×3⁄8 8.74 2.42 1.56 1.39 4.36 0.361 0.990 1.000
L5×5×5⁄16 7.42 2.04 1.57 1.37 3.68 0.303 0.994 1.000

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L5×31⁄2×3⁄4 11⁄4 19.8 5.81 13.9 4.28 1.55 1.75 7.65 1.13
L5×31⁄2×5⁄8 11⁄8 16.8 4.92 12.0 3.65 1.56 1.70 6.55 1.06
L5×31⁄2×1⁄2 1 13.6 4.00 9.99 2.99 1.58 1.66 5.38 1.00
L5×31⁄2×3⁄8 7⁄
8 10.4 3.05 7.78 2.29 1.60 1.61 4.14 0.938
L5×31⁄2×5⁄16 13⁄
16 8.70 2.56 6.60 1.94 1.61 1.59 3.49 0.906
L5×31⁄2×1⁄4 3⁄
4 7.00 2.06 5.39 1.57 1.62 1.56 2.83 0.875

L5×3×1⁄2 1 12.8 3.75 9.45 2.91 1.59 1.75 5.16 1.25

L5×3×7⁄16 15⁄
16 11.3 3.31 8.43 2.58 1.60 1.73 4.57 1.22
L5×3×3⁄8 7⁄
8 9.80 2.86 7.37 2.24 1.61 1.70 3.97 1.19
L5×3×5⁄16 13⁄
16 8.20 2.40 6.26 1.89 1.61 1.68 3.36 1.16
L5×3×1⁄4 3⁄
4 6.60 1.94 5.11 1.53 1.62 1.66 2.72 1.13

L4×4×3⁄4 11⁄8 18.5 5.44 7.67 2.81 1.19 1.27 5.07 0.680
L5×3×5⁄8 1 15.7 4.61 6.66 2.40 1.20 1.23 4.33 0.576
L5×3×1⁄2 7⁄
8 12.8 3.75 5.56 1.97 1.22 1.18 3.56 0.469
L5×3×7⁄16 13⁄
16 11.3 3.31 4.97 1.75 1.23 1.16 3.16 0.414
L5×3×3⁄8 3⁄
4 9.80 2.86 4.36 1.52 1.23 1.14 2.74 0.357
L5×3×5⁄16 11⁄
16 8.20 2.40 3.71 1.29 1.24 1.12 2.32 0.300
L5×3×1⁄4 5⁄
8 6.60 1.94 3.04 1.05 1.25 1.09 1.88 0.242

L4×31⁄2×1⁄2 15⁄
16 11.9 3.50 5.32 1.94 1.23 1.25 3.50 0.500
L4×31⁄2×3⁄8 13⁄
16 9.10 2.67 4.18 1.49 1.25 1.21 2.71 0.438
L4×31⁄2×5⁄16 3⁄
4 7.70 2.25 3.56 1.26 1.26 1.18 2.29 0.406
L4×31⁄2×1⁄4 11⁄
16 6.20 1.81 2.91 1.03 1.27 1.16 1.86 0.375

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L5×31⁄2×3⁄4 5.55 2.22 0.977 0.996 4.10 0.581 0.748 0.464
L5×31⁄2×5⁄8 4.83 1.90 0.991 0.951 3.47 0.492 0.751 0.472
L5×31⁄2×1⁄2 4.05 1.56 1.01 0.906 2.83 0.400 0.755 0.479
L5×31⁄2×3⁄8 3.18 1.21 1.02 0.861 2.16 0.305 0.762 0.486
L5×31⁄2×5⁄16 2.72 1.02 1.03 0.838 1.82 0.256 0.766 0.489
L5×31⁄2×1⁄4 2.23 0.830 1.04 0.814 1.47 0.206 0.770 0.492

L5×3×1⁄2 2.58 1.15 0.829 0.750 2.11 0.375 0.648 0.357

L5×3×7⁄16 2.32 1.02 0.837 0.727 1.86 0.331 0.651 0.361
L5×3×3⁄8 2.04 0.888 0.845 0.704 1.60 0.286 0.654 0.364
L5×3×5⁄16 1.75 0.753 0.853 0.681 1.35 0.240 0.658 0.368
L5×3×1⁄4 1.44 0.614 0.861 0.657 1.09 0.194 0.663 0.371

L4×4×3⁄4 7.67 2.81 1.19 1.27 5.07 0.680 0.778 1.000

L5×3×5⁄8 6.66 2.40 1.20 1.23 4.33 0.576 0.779 1.000
L5×3×1⁄2 5.56 1.97 1.22 1.18 3.56 0.469 0.782 1.000
L5×3×7⁄16 4.97 1.75 1.23 1.16 3.16 0.414 0.785 1.000
L5×3×3⁄8 4.36 1.52 1.23 1.14 2.74 0.357 0.788 1.000
L5×3×5⁄16 3.71 1.29 1.24 1.12 2.32 0.300 0.791 1.000
L5×3×1⁄4 3.04 1.05 1.25 1.09 1.88 0.242 0.795 1.000

L4×31⁄2×1⁄2 3.79 1.52 1.04 1.00 2.73 0.438 0.722 0.750

4×31⁄2×3⁄8 2.95 1.16 1.06 0.955 2.11 0.334 0.727 0.755
4×31⁄2×5⁄16 2.55 0.994 1.07 0.932 1.78 0.281 0.730 0.757
4×31⁄2×1⁄4 2.09 0.808 1.07 0.909 1.44 0.227 0.734 0.759

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L4×3×5⁄8 11⁄16 13.6 3.98 6.03 2.30 1.23 1.37 4.12 0.813
L4×3×1⁄2 15⁄
16 11.1 3.25 5.05 1.89 1.25 1.33 3.41 0.750
L4×3×7⁄16 7⁄
8 9.80 2.87 4.52 1.68 1.25 1.30 3.03 0.719
L4×3×3⁄8 13⁄
16 8.50 2.48 3.96 1.46 1.26 1.28 2.64 0.688
L4×3×5⁄16 3⁄
4 7.20 2.09 3.38 1.23 1.27 1.26 2.23 0.656
L4×3×1⁄4 11⁄
16 5.80 1.69 2.77 1.00 1.28 1.24 1.82 0.625

L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄2 7⁄
8 11.1 3.25 3.64 1.49 1.06 1.06 2.68 0.464
L31⁄2×31⁄2×7⁄16 13⁄
16 9.80 2.87 3.26 1.32 1.07 1.04 2.38 0.410
L31⁄2×31⁄2×3⁄8 3⁄
4 8.50 2.48 2.87 1.15 1.07 1.01 2.08 0.355
L31⁄2×31⁄2×5⁄16 11⁄
16 7.20 2.09 2.45 0.976 1.08 0.990 1.76 0.299
L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄4 5⁄
8 5.80 1.69 2.01 0.794 1.09 0.968 1.43 0.241

L31⁄2×3×1⁄2 15⁄
16 10.2 3.00 3.45 1.45 1.07 1.13 2.63 0.500
L31⁄2×3×3⁄8 13⁄
16 7.90 2.30 2.72 1.13 1.09 1.08 2.04 0.438
L31⁄2×3×5⁄16 3⁄
4 6.60 1.93 2.33 0.954 1.10 1.06 1.73 0.406
L31⁄2×3×1⁄4 11⁄
16 5.40 1.56 1.91 0.776 1.11 1.04 1.41 0.375

L31⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄2 15⁄
16 9.40 2.75 3.24 1.41 1.09 1.20 2.53 0.750
L31⁄2×31⁄2×3⁄8 13⁄
16 7.20 2.11 2.56 1.09 1.10 1.16 1.97 0.688
L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄4 11⁄
16 4.90 1.44 1.80 0.755 1.12 1.11 1.36 0.625

L3×3×1⁄2 13⁄
16 9.40 2.75 2.22 1.07 0.898 0.932 1.93 0.458
L4×3×7⁄16 3⁄
4 8.30 2.43 1.99 0.954 0.905 0.910 1.72 0.406
L4×3×3⁄8 11⁄
16 7.20 2.11 1.76 0.833 0.913 0.888 1.50 0.352
L4×3×5⁄16 5⁄
8 6.10 1.78 1.51 0.707 0.922 0.865 1.27 0.296
L4×3×1⁄4 9⁄
16 4.90 1.44 1.24 0.577 0.930 0.842 1.04 0.240
L4×3×3⁄16 1⁄
2 3.71 1.09 0.962 0.441 0.939 0.820 0.794 0.182

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Y
ANGLES x
xp

Equal legs and unequal legs Z

Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L4×3×5⁄8 2.87 1.35 0.849 0.871 2.48 0.498 0.637 0.534
L4×3×1⁄2 2.42 1.12 0.864 0.827 2.03 0.406 0.639 0.543
L4×3×7⁄16 2.18 0.992 0.871 0.804 1.79 0.359 0.641 0.547
L4×3×3⁄8 1.92 0.866 0.879 0.782 1.56 0.311 0.644 0.551
L4×3×5⁄16 1.65 0.734 0.887 0.759 1.31 0.261 0.647 0.554
L4×3×1⁄4 1.36 0.599 0.896 0.736 1.06 0.211 0.651 0.558

L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄2 3.64 1.49 1.06 1.06 2.68 0.464 0.683 1.000

L31⁄2×31⁄2×7⁄16 3.26 1.32 1.07 1.04 2.38 0.410 0.684 1.000
L31⁄2×31⁄2×3⁄8 2.87 1.15 1.07 1.01 2.08 0.355 0.687 1.000
L31⁄2×31⁄2×5⁄16 2.45 0.976 1.08 0.990 1.76 0.299 0.690 1.000
L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄4 2.01 0.794 1.09 0.968 1.43 0.241 0.694 1.000

L31⁄2×3×1⁄2 2.33 1.10 0.881 0.875 1.98 0.429 0.621 0.714

L31⁄2×3×3⁄8 1.85 0.851 0.897 0.830 1.53 0.328 0.625 0.721
L31⁄2×3×5⁄16 1.58 0.722 0.905 0.808 1.30 0.276 0.627 0.724
L31⁄2×3×1⁄4 1.30 0.589 0.914 0.785 1.05 0.223 0.631 0.727

L31⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄2 1.36 0.760 0.704 0.705 1.40 0.393 0.534 0.486

L31⁄2×31⁄2×3⁄8 1.09 0.592 0.719 0.660 1.07 0.301 0.537 0.496
L31⁄2×31⁄2×1⁄4 0.777 0.412 0.735 0.614 0.735 0.205 0.544 0.506

L3×3×1⁄2 2.22 1.07 0.898 0.932 1.93 0.458 0.584 1.000

L3×3×7⁄16 1.99 0.954 0.905 0.910 1.72 0.406 0.585 1.000
L3×3×3⁄8 1.76 0.833 0.913 0.888 1.50 0.352 0.587 1.000
L3×3×5⁄16 1.51 0.707 0.922 0.865 1.27 0.296 0.589 1.000
L3×3×1⁄4 1.24 0.577 0.930 0.842 1.04 0.240 0.592 1.000
L3×3×3⁄16 0.962 0.441 0.939 0.820 0.794 0.182 0.596 1.000

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Y
x
xp
ANGLES
Z
Equal legs and unequal legs
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Weight Axis X-X

and per
Thickness k ft Area I S r y Z yp
2 4 3 3
in. in. lb in. in. in. in. in. in. in.
L3×21⁄2×1⁄2 7⁄
8 8.50 2.50 2.08 1.04 0.913 1.000 1.88 0.500
L3×21⁄2×3⁄8 3⁄
4 6.60 1.92 1.66 0.810 0.928 0.956 1.47 0.438
L3×21⁄2×5⁄16 11⁄
16 5.60 1.62 1.42 0.688 0.937 0.933 1.25 0.406
L3×21⁄2×1⁄4 5⁄
8 4.50 1.31 1.17 0.561 0.945 0.911 1.02 0.375
L3×21⁄2×3⁄16 9⁄
16 3.39 0.996 0.907 0.430 0.954 0.888 0.781 0.344

L3×2×1⁄2 13⁄
16 7.70 2.25 1.92 1.00 0.924 1.08 1.78 0.750
L3×2×3⁄8 11⁄
16 5.90 1.73 1.53 0.781 0.940 1.04 1.40 0.688
L3×2×5⁄16 5⁄
8 5.00 1.46 1.32 0.664 0.948 1.02 1.19 0.656
L3×2×1⁄4 9⁄
16 4.10 1.19 1.09 0.542 0.957 0.993 0.973 0.625
L3×2×3⁄16 1⁄
2 3.07 0.902 0.842 0.415 0.966 0.970 0.746 0.594

L21⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄2 13⁄
16 7.70 2.25 1.23 0.724 0.739 0.806 1.31 0.450
L21⁄2×21⁄2×3⁄8 11⁄
16 5.90 1.73 0.984 0.566 0.753 0.762 1.02 0.347
L21⁄2×21⁄2×5⁄16 5⁄
8 5.00 1.46 0.849 0.482 0.761 0.740 0.869 0.293
L21⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄4 9⁄
16 4.10 1.19 0.703 0.394 0.769 0.717 0.711 0.238
L21⁄2×21⁄2×3⁄16 1⁄
2 3.07 0.902 0.547 0.303 0.778 0.694 0.545 0.180

L21⁄2×2×3⁄8 11⁄
16 5.30 1.55 0.912 0.547 0.768 0.831 0.986 0.438
L21⁄2×2×5⁄16 5⁄
8 4.50 1.31 0.788 0.466 0.776 0.809 0.843 0.406
L21⁄2×2×1⁄4 9⁄
16 3.62 1.06 0.654 0.381 0.784 0.787 0.691 0.375
L21⁄2×2×3⁄16 1⁄
2 2.75 0.809 0.509 0.293 0.793 0.764 0.532 0.344

L2×2×3⁄8 11⁄
16 4.70 1.36 0.479 0.351 0.594 0.636 0.633 0.340
L2×2×5⁄16 5⁄
8 3.92 1.15 0.416 0.300 0.601 0.614 0.541 0.288
L2×2×1⁄4 9⁄
16 3.19 0.938 0.348 0.247 0.609 0.592 0.445 0.234
L2×2×3⁄16 1⁄
2 2.44 0.715 0.272 0.190 0.617 0.569 0.343 0.179
L2×2×1⁄8 7⁄
16 1.65 0.484 0.190 0.131 0.626 0.546 0.235 0.121

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ANGLES x
Y xp

Equal legs and unequal legs

Z
Properties for designing
X X
y, yp
k
α
Y Z

Size Axis Y-Y Axis Z-Z

and
Thickness I S r x Z xp r Tan
in. in. 4
in. 3
in. in. in. 3
in. in. α
L3×21⁄2×1⁄2 1.30 0.744 0.722 0.750 1.35 0.417 0.520 0.667
L3×21⁄2×3⁄8 1.04 0.581 0.736 0.706 1.05 0.320 0.522 0.676
L3×21⁄2×5⁄16 0.898 0.494 0.744 0.683 0.889 0.270 0.525 0.680
L3×21⁄2×1⁄4 0.743 0.404 0.753 0.661 0.724 0.219 0.528 0.684
L3×21⁄2×3⁄16 0.577 0.310 0.761 0.638 0.553 0.166 0.533 0.688

L3×2×1⁄2 0.672 0.474 0.546 0.583 0.891 0.375 0.428 0.414

L3×2×3⁄8 0.543 0.371 0.559 0.539 0.684 0.289 0.430 0.428
L3×2×5⁄16 0.470 0.317 0.567 0.516 0.577 0.244 0.432 0.435
L3×2×1⁄4 0.392 0.260 0.574 0.493 0.468 0.198 0.435 0.440
L3×2×3⁄16 0.307 0.200 0.583 0.470 0.357 0.150 0.439 0.446

L21⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄2 1.23 0.724 0.739 0.806 1.31 0.450 0.487 1.000

L21⁄2×21⁄2×3⁄8 0.984 0.566 0.753 0.762 1.02 0.347 0.487 1.000
L21⁄2×21⁄2×5⁄16 0.849 0.482 0.761 0.740 0.869 0.293 0.489 1.000
L21⁄2×21⁄2×1⁄4 0.703 0.394 0.769 0.717 0.711 0.238 0.491 1.000
L21⁄2×21⁄2×3⁄16 0.547 0.303 0.778 0.694 0.545 0.180 0.495 1.000

L21⁄2×2×3⁄8 0.514 0.363 0.577 0.581 0.660 0.309 0.420 0.614

L21⁄2×2×5⁄16 0.446 0.310 0.584 0.559 0.561 0.262 0.422 0.620
L21⁄2×2×1⁄4 0.372 0.254 0.592 0.537 0.457 0.213 0.424 0.626
L21⁄2×2×3⁄16 0.291 0.196 0.600 0.514 0.350 0.162 0.427 0.631

L2×2×3⁄8 0.479 0.351 0.594 0.636 0.633 0.340 0.389 1.000

L3×2×5⁄16 0.416 0.300 0.601 0.614 0.541 0.288 0.390 1.000
L3×2×1⁄4 0.348 0.247 0.609 0.592 0.445 0.234 0.391 1.000
L3×2×3⁄16 0.272 0.190 0.617 0.569 0.343 0.179 0.394 1.000
L3×2×1⁄8 0.190 0.131 0.626 0.546 0.235 0.121 0.398 1.000

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