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L8X4X1

Angle · AISC Shapes Database v15.0 · United States

L8X4X1 is a single angle with 203 × 102 mm legs, 25.4 mm thick, weighing 55.7 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, d203 mm8.00 in
Second leg, b102 mm4.00 in
Thickness, t25.4 mm1.000 in
Mass per metre55.7 kg/m37.4 lb/ft
Area, A7,161 mm²11.10 in²
Second moment, Ix29,011,330 mm⁴69.7 in⁴
Second moment, Iy4,828,285 mm⁴11.6 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 L8X4X1 the computed area is 0.90% from published and Ix 0.08%. Where a value is also published, the published one above is the one to quote.

PropertyValue
Elastic modulus, Sx230,346 mm³
Elastic modulus, Sy64,582 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zx397,386 mm³
Plastic modulus, Zy126,488 mm³
Radius of gyration, rx63.9 mm
Radius of gyration, ry26.1 mm
Principal maximum, Imax (derived)30,559,623 mm⁴
Principal minimum, Imin (derived)3,274,947 mm⁴
Principal axis angle, θp13.9°

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