L · EN 10056-1

L 180×180/20

L 180×180/20 is an equal-leg steel angle per EN 10056-1: leg length 180 mm, thickness 20 mm, weight 53.6 kg/m, cross-section area 68.3 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 2043 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 159.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yzuvα1801802051.8128.2128.251.8[mm]
180Leg a · mm
20Thickness t · mm
68.30Area A · cm²
53.60Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Leg length a180.00 mm
Thickness t20.00 mm
Cross-section area A68.300 cm²
Centroid Cx=Cy51.8 mm
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
53.60kg/m
Section properties
Moment of inertia Iy=Iz2 043.000 cm⁴
Section modulus Wel159.360 cm³
Plastic modulus Wpl289.330 cm³
Radius of gyration iy54.70 mm
Principal axes u–v
Iu3 244.000 cm⁴
Iv841.300 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10056-1
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out what L 180×180/20 carries over your span

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 43.8 kN·m
Shear/ 542.2 kN
Compression/ 554.4 kN
Class3
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_el43.8 kN·m / 43.8 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3415 mm²542.2 kN / 542.2 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.88 MN / 554.4 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,v1.69 MN / 697.5 kN
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve b · χ0.30

Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction and without lateral-torsional buckling. Verify with a full design.