L Shapes (Angles): Sizes & Weights

Every equal-leg and unequal-leg angle in the AISC catalog, for clips, bracing, and lintels. 140 sizes from the AISC catalog, in lb/ft with kg/m alongside. Deeper reading: AISC Shape Database Guide.

L2-1/2x1-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L2-1/2X1-1/2X3/16	2.44	3.6	0.72
L2-1/2X1-1/2X1/4	3.19	4.7	0.94

L2-1/2x2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L2-1/2X2X3/16	2.75	4.1	0.81
L2-1/2X2X1/4	3.62	5.4	1.06
L2-1/2X2X5/16	4.5	6.7	1.32
L2-1/2X2X3/8	5.3	7.9	1.56

L2-1/2x2-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L2-1/2X2-1/2X3/16	3.07	4.6	0.9
L2-1/2X2-1/2X1/4	4.1	6.1	1.2
L2-1/2X2-1/2X5/16	5	7.4	1.47
L2-1/2X2-1/2X3/8	5.9	8.8	1.73
L2-1/2X2-1/2X1/2	7.7	11.5	2.26

L2x2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L2X2X1/8	1.65	2.5	0.48
L2X2X3/16	2.44	3.6	0.72
L2X2X1/4	3.19	4.7	0.94
L2X2X5/16	3.92	5.8	1.15
L2X2X3/8	4.7	7	1.38

L3-1/2x2-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3-1/2X2-1/2X1/4	4.9	7.3	1.44
L3-1/2X2-1/2X5/16	6.1	9.1	1.79
L3-1/2X2-1/2X3/8	7.2	10.7	2.12
L3-1/2X2-1/2X1/2	9.4	14	2.76

L3-1/2x3 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3-1/2X3X1/4	5.4	8	1.59
L3-1/2X3X5/16	6.6	9.8	1.94
L3-1/2X3X3/8	7.9	11.8	2.32
L3-1/2X3X7/16	9.1	13.5	2.67
L3-1/2X3X1/2	10.2	15.2	3

L3-1/2x3-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3-1/2X3-1/2X1/4	5.8	8.6	1.7
L3-1/2X3-1/2X5/16	7.2	10.7	2.12
L3-1/2X3-1/2X3/8	8.5	12.6	2.5
L3-1/2X3-1/2X7/16	9.8	14.6	2.88
L3-1/2X3-1/2X1/2	11.1	16.5	3.26

L3x2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3X2X3/16	3.07	4.6	0.9
L3X2X1/4	4.1	6.1	1.2
L3X2X5/16	5	7.4	1.47
L3X2X3/8	5.9	8.8	1.73
L3X2X1/2	7.7	11.5	2.26

L3x2-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3X2-1/2X3/16	3.39	5	1
L3X2-1/2X1/4	4.5	6.7	1.32
L3X2-1/2X5/16	5.6	8.3	1.65
L3X2-1/2X3/8	6.6	9.8	1.94
L3X2-1/2X7/16	7.6	11.3	2.23
L3X2-1/2X1/2	8.5	12.6	2.5

L3x3 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L3X3X3/16	3.71	5.5	1.09
L3X3X1/4	4.9	7.3	1.44
L3X3X5/16	6.1	9.1	1.79
L3X3X3/8	7.2	10.7	2.12
L3X3X7/16	8.3	12.4	2.44
L3X3X1/2	9.4	14	2.76

L4x3 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L4X3X1/4	5.8	8.6	1.7
L4X3X5/16	7.2	10.7	2.12
L4X3X3/8	8.5	12.6	2.5
L4X3X1/2	11.1	16.5	3.26
L4X3X5/8	13.6	20.2	4

L4x3-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L4X3-1/2X1/4	6.2	9.2	1.82
L4X3-1/2X5/16	7.7	11.5	2.26
L4X3-1/2X3/8	9.1	13.5	2.67
L4X3-1/2X1/2	11.9	17.7	3.5

L4x4 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L4X4X1/4	6.6	9.8	1.94
L4X4X5/16	8.2	12.2	2.41
L4X4X3/8	9.8	14.6	2.88
L4X4X7/16	11.3	16.8	3.32
L4X4X1/2	12.8	19	3.76
L4X4X5/8	15.7	23.4	4.61
L4X4X3/4	18.5	27.5	5.44

L5x3 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L5X3X1/4	6.6	9.8	1.94
L5X3X5/16	8.2	12.2	2.41
L5X3X3/8	9.8	14.6	2.88
L5X3X7/16	11.3	16.8	3.32
L5X3X1/2	12.8	19	3.76

L5x3-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L5X3-1/2X1/4	7	10.4	2.06
L5X3-1/2X5/16	8.7	12.9	2.56
L5X3-1/2X3/8	10.4	15.5	3.06
L5X3-1/2X1/2	13.6	20.2	4
L5X3-1/2X5/8	16.8	25	4.94
L5X3-1/2X3/4	19.8	29.5	5.82

L5x5 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L5X5X1/4	8.2	12.2	2.41
L5X5X5/16	10.3	15.3	3.03
L5X5X3/8	12.3	18.3	3.61
L5X5X7/16	14.3	21.3	4.2
L5X5X1/2	16.2	24.1	4.76
L5X5X5/8	20	29.8	5.88
L5X5X3/4	23.6	35.1	6.94
L5X5X7/8	27.2	40.5	7.99

L6x3-1/2 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L6X3-1/2X5/16	9.8	14.6	2.88
L6X3-1/2X3/8	11.7	17.4	3.44
L6X3-1/2X1/2	15.3	22.8	4.5

L6x4 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L6X4X1/4	8.2	12.2	2.41
L6X4X5/16	10.3	15.3	3.03
L6X4X3/8	12.3	18.3	3.61
L6X4X7/16	14.3	21.3	4.2
L6X4X1/2	16.2	24.1	4.76
L6X4X9/16	18.1	26.9	5.32
L6X4X5/8	20	29.8	5.88
L6X4X3/4	23.6	35.1	6.94
L6X4X7/8	27.2	40.5	7.99

L6x6 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L6X6X1/4	9.8	14.6	2.88
L6X6X5/16	12.4	18.5	3.64
L6X6X3/8	14.9	22.2	4.38
L6X6X7/16	17.2	25.6	5.05
L6X6X1/2	19.6	29.2	5.76
L6X6X9/16	21.9	32.6	6.44
L6X6X5/8	24.2	36	7.11
L6X6X3/4	28.7	42.7	8.43
L6X6X7/8	33.1	49.3	9.73
L6X6X1	37.4	55.7	10.99

L7x4 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L7X4X3/8	13.6	20.2	4
L7X4X7/16	15.7	23.4	4.61
L7X4X1/2	17.9	26.6	5.26
L7X4X5/8	22.1	32.9	6.49
L7X4X3/4	26.2	39	7.7

L8x4 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L8X4X7/16	17.2	25.6	5.05
L8X4X1/2	19.6	29.2	5.76
L8X4X9/16	21.9	32.6	6.44
L8X4X5/8	24.2	36	7.11
L8X4X3/4	28.7	42.7	8.43
L8X4X7/8	33.1	49.3	9.73
L8X4X1	37.4	55.7	10.99

L8x6 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L8X6X7/16	20.2	30.1	5.94
L8X6X1/2	23	34.2	6.76
L8X6X9/16	25.7	38.2	7.55
L8X6X5/8	28.5	42.4	8.38
L8X6X3/4	33.8	50.3	9.93
L8X6X7/8	39.1	58.2	11.49
L8X6X1	44.2	65.8	12.99

L8x8 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L8X8X1/2	26.4	39.3	7.76
L8X8X9/16	29.6	44	8.7
L8X8X5/8	32.7	48.7	9.61
L8X8X3/4	38.9	57.9	11.43
L8X8X7/8	45	67	13.22
L8X8X1	51	75.9	14.99
L8X8X1-1/8	56.9	84.7	16.72

L10x10 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L10X10X3/4	49.1	73.1	14.43
L10X10X7/8	56.9	84.7	16.72
L10X10X1	64.7	96.3	19.01
L10X10X1-1/8	72.3	107.6	21.25
L10X10X1-1/4	79.9	118.9	23.48
L10X10X1-3/8	87.1	129.6	25.6

L12x12 series

Designation	lb/ft	kg/m	Area (in²)
L12X12X1	77.8	115.8	22.86
L12X12X1-1/8	87.2	129.8	25.63
L12X12X1-1/4	96.4	143.5	28.33
L12X12X1-3/8	105	156.3	30.86

Areas marked as computed on the individual size pages are derived from the tabulated weight and steel density rather than read from the section table.

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