Dimensions and section properties for C15X50

Structural sectional properties for a C15X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC15X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb3.72 in
Section Depthd15 in
Flange thicknesstf0.65 in
Web thicknesstw0.716 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx5.24 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.865 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx404 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy11 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx53.8 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy3.77 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx68.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.14 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.65 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw492 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC15X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb94 mm
Section Depthd381 mm
Flange thicknesstf16.5 mm
Web thicknesstw18.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx133 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry22 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx168000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx882000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy62000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1123000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy133000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1103000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw132000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

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

A C15X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 15 in and 3.72 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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