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<section version="3.1" id="l5x5x3-8" category="L">
  <designation>L5x5x3/8</designation>
  <name>L5x5x3/8 Angle</name>
  <shape>L</shape>
  <productStandard ref="ASTM-A6"/>
  <nominalMass unit="kg/m">18.304</nominalMass>
  <dimensions>
    <dim key="b1" unit="mm" label="Leg length 1" status="UNVERIFIED">127</dim>
    <dim key="b2" unit="mm" label="Leg length 2" status="UNVERIFIED">127</dim>
    <dim key="t" unit="mm" label="Thickness" status="UNVERIFIED">9.525</dim>
    <dim key="r1" unit="mm" label="Root radius" status="UNVERIFIED">9.5</dim>
  </dimensions>
  <properties>
    <prop key="A" unit="mm2" label="Gross area" status="CALCULATED">2348</prop>
    <prop key="mass" unit="kg/m" label="Mass per metre" status="CALCULATED">18.4321</prop>
    <prop key="Ix" unit="mm4" label="Second moment of area Ix" status="CALCULATED" note="About centroidal axis parallel to leg b2">3650619</prop>
    <prop key="Zx" unit="mm3" label="Elastic section modulus Zx (min)" status="CALCULATED">39715</prop>
    <prop key="rx" unit="mm" label="Radius of gyration rx" status="CALCULATED">39.4303</prop>
    <prop key="Iy" unit="mm4" label="Second moment of area Iy" status="CALCULATED" note="About centroidal axis parallel to leg b1">3650619</prop>
    <prop key="Zy" unit="mm3" label="Elastic section modulus Zy (min)" status="CALCULATED">39715</prop>
    <prop key="ry" unit="mm" label="Radius of gyration ry" status="CALCULATED">39.4303</prop>
    <prop key="I1" unit="mm4" label="Major principal second moment I1" status="CALCULATED">5807955</prop>
    <prop key="I2" unit="mm4" label="Minor principal second moment I2" status="CALCULATED">1493283</prop>
    <prop key="r2" unit="mm" label="Minimum radius of gyration r2" status="CALCULATED">25.2184</prop>
    <prop key="alpha" unit="deg" label="Principal axis angle" status="CALCULATED" note="Angle between x-axis and major principal axis">45</prop>
    <prop key="xc" unit="mm" label="Centroid x̄ (from left/heel)" status="CALCULATED">35.0801</prop>
    <prop key="yc" unit="mm" label="Centroid ȳ (from bottom)" status="CALCULATED">35.0801</prop>
    <prop key="J" unit="mm4" label="Torsion constant J" status="CALCULATED" note="Approximate thin-walled value, fillets neglected">70422</prop>
    <prop key="extArea" unit="m2/m" label="External surface area" status="CALCULATED" note="Toe radii neglected">0.5039</prop>
  </properties>
  <source>
    <publisher>Pending verification – nominal dimensions entered by the application developer</publisher>
    <document>ASTM A6/A6M and AISC Shapes Database (angles)</document>
    <edition/>
    <publicationYear/>
    <pageReference/>
    <lastUpdated>2026-10-12</lastUpdated>
    <verificationStatus>UNVERIFIED</verificationStatus>
    <notes>Toe radii neglected in calculated properties. Nominal dimensions require verification against ASTM A6/A6M and AISC Shapes Database (angles) and the manufacturer catalogue before design use.</notes>
  </source>
  <tags/>
</section>
