Metal weight

Equal angle weight table

The equal leg angle (L section) is one of the most used sections in steel fabrication, frames and bracing. Below is the theoretical weight of 35 common sizes, in steel with a density of 7.85 g/cm³.

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SizeArea cm²kg/m6 m barm/tonne
Angle 20×20×31.120.8825.3 kg1,134
Angle 20×20×41.451.1416.8 kg877
Angle 25×25×31.421.1176.7 kg895
Angle 25×25×41.851.4558.7 kg687
Angle 30×30×31.741.3638.2 kg733
Angle 30×30×42.271.77910.7 kg562
Angle 35×35×42.672.09312.6 kg478
Angle 40×40×43.082.41714.5 kg414
Angle 40×40×53.792.97417.8 kg336
Angle 45×45×43.492.74216.5 kg365
Angle 45×45×54.303.37820.3 kg296
Angle 50×50×43.893.05618.3 kg327
Angle 50×50×54.803.77022.6 kg265
Angle 50×50×65.694.46926.8 kg224
Angle 60×60×55.824.56827.4 kg219
Angle 60×60×66.915.42332.5 kg184
Angle 60×60×89.037.08842.5 kg141
Angle 65×65×78.706.82741.0 kg146
Angle 70×70×79.407.37744.3 kg136
Angle 75×75×710.127.94247.7 kg126
Angle 75×75×811.479.00254.0 kg111
Angle 80×80×812.279.63057.8 kg104
Angle 80×80×1015.1111.85971.2 kg84
Angle 90×90×915.5212.18373.1 kg82
Angle 90×90×1017.1313.44780.7 kg74
Angle 100×100×815.5112.17973.1 kg82
Angle 100×100×1019.1515.03690.2 kg67
Angle 100×100×1222.7117.831107.0 kg56
Angle 120×120×1023.1818.197109.2 kg55
Angle 120×120×1227.5421.620129.7 kg46
Angle 150×150×1234.8327.345164.1 kg37
Angle 150×150×1543.0233.774202.6 kg30
Angle 160×160×1546.0636.157216.9 kg28
Angle 180×180×1861.9148.598291.6 kg21
Angle 200×200×2076.3559.933359.6 kg17

Calculation formula

kg/m ≈ t × (2a − t) × 0.00785 plus a small correction for the root radius, per EN 10056.

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