Single angle

L5X5X7/8

L5X5X7/8 weighs 27.2 pounds per linear foot. Nominal dimensions from the AISC shape tables.

Weight per foot

27.2

lb / ft

Section dimensions

Area: 8 in²
Long leg: 5 in
Short leg: 5 in
Leg thickness: 0.875 in
k (design): 1.38 in

Weight of a L5X5X7/8 by length

Length	Pounds	Tons
10 ft	272	0.136
20 ft	544	0.272
30 ft	816	0.408
40 ft	1,088	0.544
50 ft	1,360	0.680
60 ft	1,632	0.816

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
L5X3X3/89.8 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

Nearest weights

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

L7X4X3/426.2 lb/ft
L8X8X1/226.4 lb/ft
L6X4X7/827.2 lb/ft
L8X6X5/828.5 lb/ft
L6X6X3/428.7 lb/ft
L8X4X3/428.7 lb/ft

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