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

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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