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Angle Iron Data Calculator
Ignores radiuses at leg ends and intersection of legs
Enter data only in the 3 indicated cells, all other cells are calculated
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5 Longer leg, or equal leg

3 Shorter leg, or equal leg
0.25 thickness

X-X
Y-Y
Z-Z
W-W
2.75
3
4.75
5
0.25
1.938

I
5.109638
1.437763
0.851405
5.695995

S
1.528577
0.613709
0.498827
1.693932

r
1.623956
0.861435
0.662899
1.714604

distance
to most
extreme
fiber
3.342742
2.342742
1.706813
3.362587

centroid
distance
to edge
axis
1.657258
0.657258
n/a
n/a

X-X is parallel to the Shorter or equal leg

Y-Y is parallel to the Longer or equal leg
Z-Z is the weak principal axis
W-W is the strong principal axis

a = b-t
b, Shorter or Equal leg, outside edge along X axis, total length
c = d-t
d, Longer or Equal leg, outside edge along Y axis, total length
t, thickness, both legs must have same thickness for this calculator
Area total = t * (a+d)

1.25
2.5
0.688
0.125
1.657

cx1= d*t, area

cx2= d/2, center of d*t relative to X axis
cx3= a*t, area
cx4= t/2, center of a*t relative to X axis
y, centroid X-X distance from X axis
y = ((cx1*cx2)+(cx3*cx4))/(cx1+cx3)
3.343 X-X axis distance to most extreme fiber = d-y
0.75
1.5
1.188
0.125
0.657

cy1= b*t, area

cy2= b/2, center of b*t relative to X axis
cy3= c*t, area
cy4= t/2, center of c*t relative to X axis
x, centroid Y-Y distance from Y axis
x = ((cy1*cy2)+(cy3*cy4))/(cy1+cy3)
2.343 Y-Y axis distance to most extreme fiber = b-x
5.11
1.438
0.851
5.696

Ix = (1/3)*(t*(d-y)^3 +b*y^3-a*(y-t)^3)
Iy = (1/3)*(t*(b-x)^3 +d*x^3-c*(x-t)^3)
Iz = Ix*sin(theta)^2+Iy*cos(theta)^2+K*sin(2*theta)
Iw = Ix*cos(theta)^2+Iy*sin(theta)^2-K*sin(2*theta)

1.624
0.861
0.663
1.715

rx = sqrt ( Ix/A )
ry = sqrt ( Iy/A )
rz = sqrt ( Iz/A )
rw = sqrt ( Iw/A )

1.529 Sx = Ix / (d-y)
0.614 Sy = Iy / (b-x)
0.781
1.193
1.707
1.707
0.499

m = Longer or equal leg, extreme fiber to Z-Z axis

p = heel to Z-Z axis
q = Shorter or equal leg, extreme fiber to Z-Z axis
largest distance Z-Z axis to most extreme fiber
Sz = Iz / largest distance Z-Z axis to extreme fiber

3.363
2.369
3.363
1.694

u = Longer or equal leg, extreme fiber to W-W axis

v = Shorter or equal leg, extreme fiber to W-W axis
largest distance W-W axis to most extreme fiber
Sw = Iw / largest distance W-W axis to extreme fiber

theta = rotation of the principal axes from the X Y axes

-1.58014 K, product of inertia = - (a*b*c*d*t)/(4*(b+c))
0.860673 tan 2 theta =(2*K)/(Iy-Ix)
0.355329 theta (radians) = (1/2)*arctan(tan 2 theta)
20.35884 theta (degrees)
0.371079 tan theta (frequently tabulated, not needed here)

necessary additional calculations to determine Sz and Sw

angles
degrees radians
20.35884 0.35533
69.64116 1.21547
N/A
6.946313 0.12124
4.177422 0.07291
N/A
9.235103 0.16118
21.63296 0.37757
4.282875 0.07475
N/A
34.36553 0.59979
N/A
30.99275 0.54093
lengths
2.86966
2.73291
3.36746
3.40675
1.78283
0.78112
1.19276
1.70681
3.36259
2.36877

E = theta
F = pi/2 - E
G+H+J = E
G = E-(H+J)
H = arccos((h^2+g^2-t^2)/(2*h*g))
F+J = arccos((x^2+h^2-(d-y)^2)/(2*x*h))
J = arccos((x^2+h^2-(d-y)^2)/(2*x*h))-F
P= arctan (x/y)
U = arccos((f^2+e^2-t^2)/(2*f*e))
Q+E = arccos((e^2+y^2-(b-x)^2)/2*e*y)
Q = arccos((e^2+y^2-(b-x)^2)/(2*e*y))-E
Q+U+V = pi/2 - E
V=(pi/2 -E)-(Q+U)

e = sqrt(y^2+(b-x)^2)
f = sqrt((y-t)^2+(b-x)^2)
g = sqrt((d-y)^2+(x-t)^2)
h = sqrt((d-y)^2+x^2)
j = sqrt(y^2+x^2)
m = g sin(H+J)
p = j sin (P+E)
q = f sin(Q+U)
u = h sin(F+G+H)
v = e sin (U+V+E)

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