October 1998

D EUTSCHE NORM

Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles

Part 1: Dimensions
English version of DIN EN 10056-1

EN 10056-1

ICS 77.140.70
Descriptors: Structural steel, angles, dimensions.

Supersedes
DIN 1028 and DIN 1029,
March 1994 editions.

Gleichschenklige und ungleichschenklige Winkel aus Stahl

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European Standard EN 10056-1 : 1998 has the status of a DIN Standard.

A comma is used as the decimal marker.

National foreword
This standard has been prepared by ECISS/TC 11.
The responsible German body involved in its preparation was the Normenausschu Eisen und Stahl (Steel
and Iron Standards Committee), Subcommittee 21/6 Warmgewalzte Profilerzeugnisse.
See DIN EN 10056-2 for tolerances for steel angles.

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Amendments
DIN 1028 and DIN 1029, March 1994 editions, have been superseded by the specifications of EN 10056-1.
Previous editions
DIN 1612: 1924-09, 1932-01, 1943x-03; DIN 1028-1: 1926-07, 1940x-07; DIN 1028-2: 1926-07, 1940xx-07;
DIN 1028: 1959-07, 1963x-10, 1976-10, 1994-03; DIN 1029-1: 1926-10, 1936-12, 1940-07;
DIN 1029-2: 1926-10, 1939-01, 1940x-07; DIN 1029: 1959-07, 1963x-10, 1978-07, 1994-03.

National Annex NA
Standard referred to
(and not included in Normative references)
DIN EN 10056-2

Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles Tolerances on shape and dimensions

EN comprises 7 pages.

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EN 10056-1
August 1998

ICS 77.140.70
Descriptors: Structural steel, angles, dimensions.

English version

Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles

Part 1: Dimensions

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Partie 1: Dimensions

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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1997-12-21.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN
member.
The European Standards exist in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
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CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, the Czech
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Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
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Contents
Page

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 Designation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee ECISS/TC 11 Structural steel sections,
the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, and conflicting national standards withdrawn, by February 1999 at the latest.
The discussions within ECISS/TC 11 were based on EURONORMs 56 and 57 and ISO 657-1 and ISO 657-2.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Scope

This Part of this European Standard specifies requirements for the nominal dimensions of hot-rolled equal and
unequal leg angles. This European Standard does not apply to angles with square roots, nor to equal and
unequal leg angles rolled from stainless steel. Tolerances for equal and unequal leg angles are given in
EN 10056-2.

Normative references

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This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference provisions from other publications. These
normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter.
For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this
European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the latest
edition of the publication referred to applies.
EN 10079
EN 10056-2

Definition of steel products

Structural steel equal and unequal leg angles Part 2: Tolerances on shape and dimensions

Definitions

For the purposes of this European Standard, the definitions in EN 10079 apply.

Designation

The designation of hot-rolled equal and unequal angles shall comprise:

1) the letter L for angles;
2) the number of this European Standard;
3) the leg length, a (in mm);
4) the leg length, a or b (in mm);
5) the leg thickness, t (in mm).
EXAMPLE:
L EN 10056-1 70 70 7 or
L EN 10056-1 50 30 5

Dimensions

Hot-rolled equal and unequal angles complying with this European Standard shall be delivered with the dimensions given in tables 1 and 2 and illustrated in figures 1 and 2.

Table 1: Dimensions and sectional properties of hot-rolled equal angles

Sectional properties about axes
Dimensions
Designation

Mass

Distances of centre of gravity

Sectional area

(continued)

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rroot

Dimensions

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Designation

Mass

Sectional area

Distances of centre of gravity

rroot

NOTE 1: The sectional area has been calculated using the formula
S = [t (2a t) + 0,2146 (r 2root 2r 2toe)]

1
100

where
S
is the sectional area, in square centimetres;
t
is the thickness, in millimetres;
rroot is the root radius, in millimetres;
rtoe is the toe radius, in millimetres (sectional properties have been calculated assuming a toe radius equal to half the root radius);
a
is the leg length, in millimetres.
NOTE 2: The mass has been calculated on the basis of density of steel of 7,85 kg/dm3.
I is the moment of inertia,
Z is the section modulus, and
r is the radius of gyration (the subscripts x, y, u and v denote the relevant axis).

Sectional properties about axes

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Table 1 (concluded)

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rtoe

rroot
rtoe

Figure 1: Equal leg angles

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r toe

r root
rtoe

Figure 2: Unequal leg angles

Dimensions
Designation

Mass

Sectional
area

Distances of centre of gravity

Sectional properties about axes

Inclination
of V-V axis

rroot

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(continued)

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Table 2: Dimensions and sectional properties of hot-rolled unequal angles

Table 2 (concluded)
Dimensions
Designation

Mass

Sectional
area

Distances of centre of gravity

rroot

Sectional properties about axes

Inclination
of V-V axis

NOTE 1: The sectional area has been calculated using the formula
S = [t (a + b t) + 0,2146 (r 2root 2r 2toe)]

1
100

where
S
is the sectional area, in square centimetres;
t
is the thickness, in millimetres;
is the root radius, in millimetres;
rroot
rtoe
is the toe radius, in millimetres (sectional properties have been calculated assuming a toe radius equal to half the root radius;
a and b are the leg lengths, in millimetres.
NOTE 2: The mass has been calculated on the basis of density of steel of 7,85 kg/dm3.
I is the moment of inertia,
Z is the section modulus, and
r is the radius of gyration (the subscripts x, y, u and v denote the relevant axis).

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