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Moment of inertia for angle iron?
There's an online calculator I'm trying to use to figure out the deflection on 1/8" x 1", 1/8" x 1 1/2" and 1/8" x 2" angle iron for various spans. However, it wants to know what the moment of inertia is before it will do the calculation. I have no idea what that is. I looked online to see if there was a way to calculate that but the formulas given were way over my head. Would anyone here know what that moment of inertia is for the sizes I've given
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Be real careful when calculating deflections (and strength) of angles under bending. Depending on the axis you are bending about, lateral restraints, and the placement of the load (relative to the shear center of the angle), an angle will experience lateral-torsional buckling way before it will reach the yield strength of the section.
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JD1

Originally Posted by
JD1
. . . I have no idea . . . way over my head . . .
Agree - you don't know - whether your posterior
'is punched or drilled' . . .
PLS - describe your entire project, so the details
can be properly eviscerated . . .
hth
Opus
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I always overbuild . Depending on your use, I find people usually excede what it's rated for. Heavy is usually better.
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Thank you all, except for Opus and his fascination with my a**. The project isn't at a critical level, if it were I'd look deeper into the concerns Ingenuity raised. I think I have the info I need now.
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Re: Moment of inertia for angle iron?

Originally Posted by
ronsii
Nice WTXB
According to that the values are:
1 inch = .022
1.5 inch = .078
2 inch = .19
And the deflection calculator says a 10 foot length of 1 inch angle with a 200 pound load in the center will deflect 10.9 inches

I assume that if that 200 lb load was supported with not one piece but two, like for a shelf, then the deflection would be half of that - 5.45" instead of 10.9"?
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Re: Moment of inertia for angle iron?

Originally Posted by
JD1
I assume that if that 200 lb load was supported with not one piece but two, like for a shelf, then the deflection would be half of that - 5.45" instead of 10.9"?
According to the calcs site...yep... that was also just a 'supported ends' calc not a fixed ends which would add tension to the deflection resistance... and it is a technical number because I think we all know one piece of angle will twist all over the place with 200 pounds loaded in the middle of it
2 inch was a heck of a lot less deflection btw.
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Re: Moment of inertia for angle iron?

Originally Posted by
BD1
I always overbuild . Depending on your use, I find people usually excede what it's rated for. Heavy is usually better.
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Don't say that if front of Sammmy....
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Thanks ronsii, if the project goes through the angles will be bolted on each end so that helps. Specs are changing so I'm not sure it will go through but at least I know how to deal with it now.
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Re: Moment of inertia for angle iron?

Originally Posted by
ronsii
Nice WTXB
According to that the values are:
1 inch = .022
1.5 inch = .078
2 inch = .19
And the deflection calculator says a 10 foot length of 1 inch angle with a 200 pound load in the center will deflect 10.9 inches

I highly doubt a 1" steel angle ten feet long is going to support 200 pounds at the center. Unless you anchor the ends and use it taunt like a piano wire.
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Re: Moment of inertia for angle iron?

Originally Posted by
William McCormick
I highly doubt a 1" steel angle ten feet long is going to support 200 pounds at the center. Unless you anchor the ends and use it taunt like a piano wire.
Sincerely,
William McCormick
LOL!!! Yes, I just always like to put extreme values into calculators to see what the results come in at
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If I wasn't so.....crazy, I wouldn't try to act normal, and you would be afraid.
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