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ASTM A36 Structural Steel Angle Section Properties Table Chart

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ASTM Steel Angle Section Properties various sizes ranging L3 - L21

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 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

Steel Angle Section Properties

(d x bw x t) (in x in x in)	lb/ft	Area (in²)	Ixx (in⁴)	yb (in)	Iyy (in⁴)	xb (in)
L7x4x3/4	26.2	7.69	37.8	2.51	9.05	1.01
L7x4x5/8	22.1	6.48	32.4	2.46	7.84	0.963
L7x4x1/2	17.9	5.25	26.7	2.42	6.53	0.917
L7x4x3/8	13.6	3.98	20.6	2.37	5.1	0.87
L6x4x7/8	27.2	7.98	27.7	2.12	9.75	1.12
L6x4x3/4	23.6	6.94	24.5	2.08	8.68	1.08
L6x4x5/8	20	5.86	21.1	2.03	7.52	1.03
L6x4x9/16	18.1	5.31	19.3	2.01	6.91	1.01
L6x4x1/2	16.2	4.75	17.4	1.99	6.27	0.987
L6x4x7/16	14.3	4.18	15.5	1.96	5.6	0.964
L6x4x3/8	12.3	3.61	13.5	1.94	4.9	0.941
L6x4x5/16	10.3	3.03	11.4	1.92	4.18	0.918
L6x31/2x1/2	15.3	4.5	16.6	2.08	4.25	0.833
L6x31/2x3/8	11.7	3.42	12.9	2.04	3.34	0.787
L6x31/2x5/16	9.8	2.87	10.9	2.01	2.85	0.763
L5x31/2x5/8	16.8	4.92	12	1.7	4.83	0.951
L5x31/2x1/2	13.6	4	9.99	1.66	4.05	0.906
L5x31/2x7/16	12	3.53	8.9	1.63	3.63	0.883
L5x31/2x3/8	10.4	3.05	7.78	1.61	3.18	0.861
L5x31/2x5/16	8.7	2.56	6.6	1.59	2.72	0.838
L5x31/2x1/4	7	2.06	5.39	1.56	2.23	0.814
L5x3x5/8	15.7	4.61	11.4	1.8	3.06	0.796
L5x3x1/2	12.8	3.75	9.45	1.75	2.58	0.75
L5x3x7/16	11.3	3.31	8.43	1.73	2.32	0.727
L5x3x3/8	9.8	2.86	7.37	1.7	2.04	0.704
L5x3x5/16	8.2	2.4	6.26	1.68	1.75	0.681
L5x3x1/4	6.6	1.94	5.11	1.66	1.44	0.657
L4x31/2x1/2	11.9	3.5	5.32	1.25	3.79	1
L4x31/2x7/16	10.6	3.09	4.76	1.23	3.4	0.978
L4x31/2x3/8	9.1	2.67	4.18	1.21	2.95	0.955
L4x31/2x5/16	7.7	2.25	3.56	1.18	2.55	0.932
L4x31/2x1/4	6.2	1.81	2.91	1.16	2.09	0.909
L4x3x5/8	13.6	3.98	6.03	1.37	2.87	0.871
L4x3x1/2	11.1	3.25	5.05	1.33	2.42	0.827
L4x3x7/16	9.8	2.87	4.52	1.3	2.18	0.804
L4x3x3/8	8.5	2.48	3.96	1.28	1.92	0.782
L4x3x5/16	7.2	2.09	3.38	1.26	1.65	0.759
L4x3x1/4	5.8	1.69	2.77	1.24	1.36	0.736
L31/2x3x1/2	10.2	3	3.45	1.13	2.33	0.875
L31/2x3x7/16	9.1	2.65	3.1	1.1	2.09	0.853
L31/2x3x3/8	7.9	2.3	2.72	1.08	1.85	0.83
L31/2x3x5/16	6.6	1.93	2.33	1.06	1.58	0.808
L31/2x3x1/4	5.4	1.56	1.91	1.04	1.3	0.785
L31/2x21/2x1/2	9.4	2.75	3.24	1.2	1.36	0.705
L31/2x21/2x7/16	8.3	2.43	2.91	1.18	1.23	0.682
L31/2x21/2x3/8	7.2	2.11	2.56	1.16	1.09	0.66
L31/2x21/2x5/16	6.1	1.78	2.19	1.14	0.939	0.637
L31/2x21/2x1/4	4.9	1.44	1.8	1.11	0.777	0.614
L3x21/2x1/2	8.5	2.5	2.08	1	1.3	0.75
L3x21/2x7/16	7.6	2.21	1.88	0.978	1.18	0.728
L3x21/2x3/8	6.6	1.92	1.66	0.956	1.04	0.706
L3x21/2x5/16	5.6	1.62	1.42	0.933	0.898	0.683
L3x21/2x1/4	4.5	1.31	1.17	0.911	0.743	0.661
L3x21/2x3/16	3.39	0.996	0.907	0.888	0.577	0.638
L3x2x1/2	7.7	2.25	1.92	1.08	0.672	0.583
L3x2x7/16	6.8	2	1.73	1.06	0.609	0.561
L3x2x3/8	5.9	1.73	1.53	1.04	0.543	0.539
L3x2x5/16	5	1.46	1.32	1.02	0.47	0.516
L3x2x1/4	4.1	1.19	1.09	0.993	0.392	0.493
L3x2x3/16	3.07	0.902	0.842	0.97	0.307	0.47
L21/2x2x3/8	5.3	1.55	0.912	0.831	0.514	0.581
L21/2x2x5/16	4.5	1.31	0.788	0.809	0.446	0.559
L21/2x2x1/4	3.62	1.06	0.654	0.787	0.372	0.537
L21/2x2x3/16	2.75	0.809	0.509	0.764	0.291	0.514