Dimensions and section properties for C15X40

Structural sectional properties for a C15X40 standard steel section

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US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC15X40
Cross Sectional AreaA11.8 in2
Section Widthb3.52 in
Section Depthd15 in
Flange thicknesstf0.65 in
Web thicknesstw0.52 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.43 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.883 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx348 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy9.17 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx46.5 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.34 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx57.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6.84 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.45 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw410 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight40 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC15X40
Cross Sectional AreaA7613 mm2
Section Widthb89 mm
Section Depthd381 mm
Flange thicknesstf16.5 mm
Web thicknesstw13.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx138 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry22 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx145000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy4000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx762000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy55000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx942000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy112000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ604000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw110000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight60 kg/m

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

A C15X40 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 40 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.8 in2. The height and width of the section are 15 in and 3.52 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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