Dimensions and section properties for C5X9

Structural sectional properties for a C5X9 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC5X9
Cross Sectional AreaA2.64 in2
Section Widthb1.89 in
Section Depthd5 in
Flange thicknesstf0.32 in
Web thicknesstw0.325 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.84 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.486 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8.89 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0.624 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx3.56 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.444 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4.39 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.913 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.109 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2.93 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight9 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC5X9
Cross Sectional AreaA1703 mm2
Section Widthb48 mm
Section Depthd127 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.1 mm
Web thicknesstw8.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx47 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry12 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx58000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy7000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx72000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy15000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ45000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 kg/m

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

A C5X9 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 9 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.64 in2. The height and width of the section are 5 in and 1.89 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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