Dimensions and section properties for C10X20

Structural sectional properties for a C10X20 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC10X20
Cross Sectional AreaA5.87 in2
Section Widthb2.74 in
Section Depthd10 in
Flange thicknesstf0.436 in
Web thicknesstw0.379 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.67 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.69 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx78.9 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2.8 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.31 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx19.4 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.7 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.368 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw56.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight20 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC10X20
Cross Sectional AreaA3787 mm2
Section Widthb70 mm
Section Depthd254 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.1 mm
Web thicknesstw9.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx93 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry18 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx33000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx259000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy21000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx318000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy44000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ153000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw15000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 kg/m

Note: Metric units have been converted from tabulated imperial values and rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

A C10X20 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 20 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 5.87 in2. The height and width of the section are 10 in and 2.74 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

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The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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