B-Line Eaton series imperial cable tray and ladder, 6" Height, 26.375" Length, 36" Width, Series 2-5 horizontal bend, Aluminum, 45° Angle, 12" Radius

It's sized for a 36 inch tray width and 6 inch loading depth, so it mates with a Series 2-5 aluminum ladder run of those same dimensions. The bend turns the run 45 degrees on a 12 inch inside radius. If your straight sections are a different width or a different rail height, this piece won't line up at the splice.

Allow for a fitting that measures 26.375 inches along its length with a 36 inch tray width. The 12 inch radius is the inside turning radius of the bend, which is the number that matters for cable bending limits on the run. Lay it out on the drawing before you set your hangers, because a 12 inch radius fitting needs support on both tangent ends like any other tray fitting.

Aluminum. That keeps the fitting light (12 lb for a 36 inch wide, 45 degree bend) and gives you corrosion resistance without a coating to chip, which is why aluminum tray is common in wet process areas, food plants and outdoor runs. It also means you should keep the rest of the run and the splice hardware aluminum rather than mixing in bare steel at the joint.

A horizontal bend changes direction in the flat plane of the tray, so it's what you use when the run has to swing around a column or piece of equipment while staying at the same elevation. A single 45 degree bend gives you a shallower, easier turn for cable pulling than a 90, and two 45s let you offset a run and bring it back parallel. If you need to change elevation instead, that's a vertical inside or outside bend, not this fitting.

Order splice plates and bolts separately. The 6A-36-45HB12 is the bend section itself; every tray fitting needs a splice connection at each end to tie into the adjoining straight sections, and those connectors are sold as their own line item. Plan on two splice sets per bend.

The manufacturer part number is 6A-36-45HB12 from Eaton's B-Line series. Read it as 6 inch depth, 36 inch width, 45 degree horizontal bend, 12 inch radius, which is how the rest of the fitting family is numbered too.

It carries the CE marking. That is the rating held on record for this fitting; specify to the CE mark if that is what your submittal calls for.

12 lb. A 36 inch wide aluminum bend at that weight is a single-installer lift onto trapeze hangers, unlike the steel equivalent in the same width.