ASTM A36 Structural Steel Angle Section Properties

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ASTM Steel Angle Section Properties various sizes ranging L2 - L31

ASTM A36 angle is one of the most widely used carbon steels in industry. A36 steel it is weldable, formable, and machinable. Galvanizing the steel increases its corrosion-resistance.

The following chart table gives cross section engineering data for ASTM Structural Steel Angle as follows:

• Weight per foot
• Cross Section Area
• Area Moment of Inertia
• Wall Thickness

Related Resources:

• AISC, ASTM Angle (Steel)
• AISC, ASTM Angle Unequal Leg ( Aluminum )
• AISC, ASTM Angle Equal Leg ( Aluminum )
• AISC, ASTM Angle Unequal Leg ( Steel )
• Structural Steel Angle Section Properties, Unequal Leg BSI BS EN 10056
• Structural Steel Angle Section Properties, Equal Leg BSI BS EN 10056

(d x bw x t) (in x in x in)	lb/ft	Area (in2)	Ixx (in4)	yb (in)	Iyy (in4)	xb (in)
L8x8x11/8	56.9	16.7	98	2.41	98	2.41
L8x8x1	51	15	89	2.37	89	2.37
L8x8x7/8	45	13.2	79.6	2.32	79.6	2.32
L8x8x3/4	38.9	11.4	69.7	2.28	69.7	2.28
L8x8x5/8	32.7	9.61	59.4	2.23	59.4	2.23
L8x8x9/16	29.6	8.68	54.1	2.21	54.1	2.21
L8x8x1/2	26.4	7.75	48.6	2.19	48.6	2.19
L6x6x1	37.4	11	35.5	1.86	35.5	1.86
L6x6x7/8	33.1	9.73	31.9	1.82	31.9	1.82
L6x6x3/4	28.7	8.44	28.2	1.78	28.2	1.78
L6x6x5/8	24.2	7.11	24.2	1.73	24.2	1.73
L6x6x9/16	21.9	6.43	22.1	1.71	22.1	1.71
L6x6x1/2	19.6	5.75	19.9	1.68	19.9	1.68
L6x6x7/16	17.2	5.06	17.7	1.66	17.7	1.66
L6x6x3/8	14.9	4.36	15.4	1.64	15.4	1.64
L6x6x5/16	12.4	3.65	13	1.62	13	1.62
L5x5x7/8	27.2	7.98	17.8	1.57	17.8	1.57
L5x5x3/4	23.6	6.94	15.7	1.52	15.7	1.52
L5x5x5/8	20	5.86	13.6	1.48	13.6	1.48
L5x5x1/2	16.2	4.75	11.3	1.43	11.3	1.43
L5x5x7/16	14.3	4.18	10	1.41	10	1.41
L5x5x3/8	12.3	3.61	8.74	1.39	8.74	1.39
L5x5x5/16	10.3	3.03	7.42	1.37	7.42	1.37
L4x4x3/4	18.5	5.44	7.67	1.27	7.67	1.27
L4x4x5/8	15.7	4.61	6.66	1.23	6.66	1.23
L4x4x1/2	12.8	3.75	5.56	1.18	5.56	1.18
L4x4x7/16	11.3	3.31	4.97	1.16	4.97	1.16
L4x4x3/8	9.8	2.86	4.36	1.14	4.36	1.14
L4x4x5/16	8.2	2.4	3.71	1.12	3.71	1.12
L4x4x1/4	6.6	1.94	3.04	1.09	3.04	1.09
L31/2x31/2x1/2	11.1	3.25	3.64	1.06	3.64	1.06
L31/2x31/2x7/16	9.8	2.87	3.26	1.04	3.26	1.04
L31/2x31/2x3/8	8.5	2.48	2.87	1.01	2.87	1.01
L31/2x31/2x5/16	7.2	2.09	2.45	0.99	2.45	0.99
L31/2x31/2x1/4	5.8	1.69	2.01	0.968	2.01	0.968
L3x3x1/2	9.4	2.75	2.22	0.932	2.22	0.932
L3x3x7/16	8.3	2.43	1.99	0.91	1.99	0.91
L3x3x3/8	7.2	2.11	1.76	0.888	1.76	0.888
L3x3x5/16	6.1	1.78	1.51	0.865	1.51	0.865
L3x3x1/4	4.9	1.44	1.24	0.842	1.24	0.842
L3x3x3/16	3.71	1.09	0.962	0.82	0.962	0.82
L21/2x21/2x1/2	7.7	2.25	1.23	0.806	1.23	0.806
L21/2x21/2x3/8	5.9	1.73	0.984	0.762	0.984	0.762
L21/2x21/2x5/16	5	1.46	0.849	0.74	0.849	0.74
L21/2x21/2x1/4	4.1	1.19	0.703	0.717	0.703	0.717
L21/2x21/2x3/16	3.07	0.902	0.547	0.694	0.547	0.694
L2x2x3/8	4.7	1.36	0.479	0.636	0.479	0.636
L2x2x5/16	3.92	1.15	0.416	0.614	0.416	0.614
L2x2x1/4	3.19	0.938	0.348	0.592	0.348	0.592
L2x2x3/16	2.44	0.715	0.272	0.569	0.272	0.569
L2x2x1/8	1.65	0.484	0.19	0.546	0.19	0.546
L9x4x5/8	26.3	7.73	64.9	3.36	8.32	0.858
L9x4x9/16	23.8	7	59.1	3.33	7.63	0.834
L9x4x1/2	21.3	6.25	53.2	3.31	6.92	0.81
L8x6x1	44.2	13	80.8	2.65	38.8	1.65
L8x6x7/8	39.1	11.5	72.3	2.61	34.9	1.61
L8x6x3/4	33.8	9.94	63.4	2.56	30.7	1.56
L8x6x5/8	28.5	8.36	54.1	2.52	26.3	1.52
L8x6x9/16	25.7	7.56	49.3	2.5	24	1.5
L8x6x1/2	23	6.75	44.3	2.47	21.7	1.47
L8x6x7/16	20.2	5.93	39.2	2.45	19.3	1.45
L8x4x1	37.4	11	69.6	3.05	11.6	1.05
L8x4x3/4	28.7	8.44	54.9	2.95	9.36	0.953
L8x4x9/16	21.9	6.43	42.8	2.88	7.43	0.882
L8x4x1/2	19.6	5.75	38.5	2.86	6.74	0.859