Dimensions and section properties for C9X15

Structural sectional properties for a C9X15 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC9X15
Cross Sectional AreaA4.4 in2
Section Widthb2.49 in
Section Depthd9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.413 in
Web thicknesstw0.285 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx3.4 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.659 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx51 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.91 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx11.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.01 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx13.6 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy2.04 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.208 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw31 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeC
Section NameNameC9X15
Cross Sectional AreaA2839 mm2
Section Widthb63 mm
Section Depthd229 mm
Flange thicknesstf10.5 mm
Web thicknesstw7.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx86 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry17 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx21000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx185000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx223000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy33000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ87000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw8000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight22 kg/m

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

A C9X15 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the C - Channel category. It weighs 15 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 4.4 in2. The height and width of the section are 9 in and 2.49 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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