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L5X5X7/8

Angle · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

L5X5X7/8 is a single angle with 127 × 127 mm legs, 22.2 mm thick, weighing 40.6 kg/m. The dimensions below are the published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values; the drawing is generated from them.

Single angles serve as braces, cleats and connection material. An angle bends about tilted principal axes, so the derived principal values below carry their angle.

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Published dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Leg length, d127 mm5.00 in
Thickness, t22.2 mm0.875 in
Mass per metre40.6 kg/m27.3 lb/ft
Area, A5,174 mm²8.02 in²
Second moment, Ix7,408,919 mm⁴17.8 in⁴
Second moment, Iy7,408,919 mm⁴17.8 in⁴

Derived section properties

Integrated from a square-cornered outline — the fillet radii this family really has are not drawn, so the computed values differ slightly from published. For L5X5X7/8 the computed area is 0.46% from published and Ix 0.25%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx84,765 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy84,765 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx152,847 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy152,847 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx37.9 mm
Radius of gyration, ry37.9 mm
Principal maximum, Imax (derived)11,634,127 mm⁴
Principal minimum, Imin (derived)3,146,187 mm⁴
Principal axis angle, θp45.0°

S is the elastic modulus and Z the plastic modulus, following AISC 360. Australian and British practice reverse the letters.

Neighbouring sizes

Where these numbers come from

Published AISC Shapes Database v15.0 values. How StructureCalcs verifies its numbers · Understanding steel section properties · Query this section over the API