Dimensions and section properties for C3X5

Structural sectional properties for a C3X5 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC3X5
Cross Sectional AreaA1.47 in2
Section Widthb1.5 in
Section Depthd3 in
Flange thicknesstf0.273 in
Web thicknesstw0.258 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.12 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.405 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1.85 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0.241 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx1.23 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.228 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1.52 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.464 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0425 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.379 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight5 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC3X5
Cross Sectional AreaA948 mm2
Section Widthb38 mm
Section Depthd76 mm
Flange thicknesstf6.9 mm
Web thicknesstw6.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx28 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry10 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx20000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx25000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ18000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight7 kg/m

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

A C3X5 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 5 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 1.47 in2. The height and width of the section are 3 in and 1.5 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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