Dimensions and section properties for C10X30

Structural sectional properties for a C10X30 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC10X30
Cross Sectional AreaA8.81 in2
Section Widthb3.03 in
Section Depthd10 in
Flange thicknesstf0.436 in
Web thicknesstw0.673 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.43 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.668 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx103 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy3.93 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20.7 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.65 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx26.7 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy3.78 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.22 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw79.5 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight30 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC10X30
Cross Sectional AreaA5684 mm2
Section Widthb77 mm
Section Depthd254 mm
Flange thicknesstf11.1 mm
Web thicknesstw17.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx87 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry17 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx43000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy2000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx339000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy27000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx438000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy62000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ508000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw21000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight45 kg/m

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

A C10X30 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 30 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 8.81 in2. The height and width of the section are 10 in and 3.03 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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