Single angle

L5X3X3/8

L5X3X3/8 weighs 9.8 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

9.8

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 2.86 in²
Long leg: 5 in
Short leg: 3 in
Leg thickness: 0.375 in
k (design): 0.813 in

Weight of a L5X3X3/8 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	98	0.049
20 ft	196	0.098
30 ft	294	0.147
40 ft	392	0.196
50 ft	490	0.245
60 ft	588	0.294

Catalogue weight, not scale weight. Mill tolerance means the delivered piece will differ — for a multi-line takeoff with a CSV out, use the steel weight calculator.

Other weights in this size

L5X3X1/46.6 lb/ft
L5X3-1/2X1/47 lb/ft
L5X3X5/168.2 lb/ft
L5X3-1/2X5/168.7 lb/ft
L5X5X5/1610.3 lb/ft
L5X3-1/2X3/810.4 lb/ft
L5X3X7/1611.3 lb/ft
L5X5X3/812.3 lb/ft
L5X3X1/212.8 lb/ft
L5X3-1/2X1/213.6 lb/ft
L5X5X7/1614.3 lb/ft
L5X5X1/216.2 lb/ft

Nearest weights

The closest angles sections by weight per foot — a starting point when a section is over or under budget.

L3-1/2X2-1/2X1/29.4 lb/ft
L3X3X1/29.4 lb/ft
L3-1/2X3-1/2X7/169.8 lb/ft
L4X4X3/89.8 lb/ft
L6X3-1/2X5/169.8 lb/ft
L3-1/2X3X1/210.2 lb/ft

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Source: AISC Steel Construction Manual shape tables. Values are nominal. Search all 2,091 shapes.