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Steel Angles

The Angles are identified by:
LLEGa inches×LEGb inches×THICKNESS inches
For Example: L4×3×5/8 is an Angle with one 4 inch leg one 3 inch leg and having a thickness of 5/8 of an inch.
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L8×8×__ L6×6×__ L5×5×__ L4×4×__
L8×8×1 1/8 L6×6×1 L5×5×7/8 L4×4×3/4
L8×8×1 L6×6×7/8 L5×5×3/4 L4×4×5/8
L8×8×7/8 L6×6×3/4 L5×5×5/8 L4×4×1/2
L8×8×3/4 L6×6×5/8 L5×5×1/2 L4×4×7/16
L8×8×5/8 L6×6×9/16 L5×5×7/16 L4×4×3/8
L8×8×9/16 L6×6×1/2 L5×5×3/8 L4×4×5/16
L8×8×1/2 L6×6×7/16 L5×5×5/16 L4×4×1/4
L6×6×3/8
L6×6×5/16
L3 1/2×3 1/2×__        L3×3×__ L2 1/2×2 1/2×__        L2×2×__
L3 1/2×3 1/2×1/2 L3×3×1/2 L2 1/2×2 1/2×1/2 L2×2×3/8
L3 1/2×3 1/2×7/16 L3×3×7/16 L2 1/2×2 1/2×3/8 L2×2×5/16
L3 1/2×3 1/2×3/8 L3×3×3/8 L2 1/2×2 1/2×5/16 L2×2×1/4
L3 1/2×3 1/2×5/16 L3×3×5/16 L2 1/2×2 1/2×1/4 L2×2×3/16
L3 1/2×3 1/2×1/4 L3×3×1/4 L2 1/2×2 1/2×3/16 L2×2×1/8
L3×3×3/16
L9×4×__ L8×6×__ L8×4×__ L7×4×__
L9×4×5/8 L8×6×1 L8×4×1 L7×4×3/4
L9×4×9/16 L8×6×7/8 L8×4×3/4 L7×4×5/8
L9×4×1/2 L8×6×3/4 L8×4×9/16 L7×4×1/2
L8×6×5/8 L8×4×1/2 L7×4×3/8
L8×6×9/16
L8×6×1/2
L8×6×7/16
L6×4×__ L6×3 1/2×__        L5×31/2×__ L5×3×__
L6×4×7/8 L6×31/2×1/2 L5×3 1/2×5/8 L5×3×5/8
L6×4×3/4 L6×31/2×3/8 L5×3 1/2×1/2 L5×3×1/2
L6×4×5/8 L6×31/2×5/16 L5×3 1/2×7/16 L5×3×7/16
L6×4×9/16 L5×3 1/2×3/8 L5×3×3/8
L6×4×1/2 L5×3 1/2×5/16 L5×3×5/16
L6×4×7/16 L5×3 1/2×1/4 L5×3×1/4
L6×4×3/8
L6×4×5/16
L4×31/2×__ L4×3×__ L31/2×3×__ L31/2×21/2×__
L4×31/2×1/2 L4×3×5/8 L31/2×3×1/2 L31/2×21/2×1/2
L4×31/2×7/16 L4×3×1/2 L31/2×3×7/16 L31/2×21/2×7/16
L4×31/2×3/8 L4×3×7/16 L31/2×3×3/8 L31/2×21/2×3/8
L4×31/2×5/16 L4×3×3/8 L31/2×3×5/16 L31/2×21/2×5/16
L4×31/2×1/4 L4×3×5/16 L31/2×3×1/4 L31/2×21/2×1/4
L4×3×1/4
L3×21/2×__ L3×2×__ L21/2×2×__
L3×21/2×1/2 L3×2×1/2 L21/2×2×3/8
L3×21/2×7/16 L3×2×7/16 L21/2×2×5/16
L3×21/2×3/8 L3×2×3/8 L21/2×2×1/4
L3×21/2×5/16 L3×2×5/16 L21/2×2×3/16
L3×21/2×1/4 L3×2×1/4
L3×21/2×3/16 L3×2×3/16
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