L · EN 10056-1

L 250×250/20

L 250×250/20 is an equal-leg steel angle per EN 10056-1: leg length 250 mm, thickness 20 mm, weight 75.4 kg/m, cross-section area 96 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5674 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 313.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yzuvα2502502069.1180.9180.969.1[mm]
250Leg a · mm
20Thickness t · mm
96.00Area A · cm²
75.40Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Leg length a250.00 mm
Thickness t20.00 mm
Cross-section area A96.000 cm²
Centroid Cx=Cy69.1 mm
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
75.40kg/m
Section properties
Moment of inertia Iy=Iz5 674.000 cm⁴
Section modulus Wel313.654 cm³
Plastic modulus Wpl570.810 cm³
Radius of gyration iy76.90 mm
Principal axes u–v
Iu9 031.000 cm⁴
Iv2 318.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10056-1
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of L 250×250/20 for your design forces

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

Bending/
Shear/ 762.1 kN
Compression/
Class4
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,Rd— / —
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 4800 mm²762.1 kN / 762.1 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd— / —
Ncr,y / Ncr,v4.70 MN / 1.92 MN
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve b · χ0.49

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