Dimensions and section properties for C6X13

Structural sectional properties for a C6X13 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC6X13
Cross Sectional AreaA3.82 in2
Section Widthb2.16 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.343 in
Web thicknesstw0.437 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.13 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.524 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx17.3 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.05 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx5.78 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.638 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7.29 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.35 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.237 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw7.19 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight13 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC6X13
Cross Sectional AreaA2465 mm2
Section Widthb55 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf8.7 mm
Web thicknesstw11.1 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx54 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry13 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx7000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx95000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy10000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx119000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy22000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ99000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw2000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight19 kg/m

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

A C6X13 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 13 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.82 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 in and 2.16 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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