Dimensions and section properties for M12X10

Structural sectional properties for a M12X10 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeM
Section NameNameM12X10
Cross Sectional AreaA2.95 in2
Section Widthb3.25 in
Section Depthd12 in
Flange thicknesstf0.18 in
Web thicknesstw0.149 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.57 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.592 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx61.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.03 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx10.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.636 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx12.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.02 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0292 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw35.9 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight10 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeM
Section NameNameM12X10
Cross Sectional AreaA1903 mm2
Section Widthb83 mm
Section Depthd305 mm
Flange thicknesstf4.6 mm
Web thicknesstw3.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx116 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry15 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx26000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx169000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy10000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx200000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy17000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ12000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw10000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight15 kg/m

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

A M12X10 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the M - Misc Wide Flange category. It weighs 10 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 2.95 in2. The height and width of the section are 12 in and 3.25 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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