Dimensions and section properties for M4X6

Structural sectional properties for a M4X6 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeM
Section NameNameM4X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1.75 in2
Section Widthb3.8 in
Section Depthd3.8 in
Flange thicknesstf0.16 in
Web thicknesstw0.13 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.64 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.915 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx4.72 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.47 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2.48 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.771 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx2.74 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.18 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0184 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw4.87 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight6 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeM
Section NameNameM4X6
Cross Sectional AreaA1129 mm2
Section Widthb97 mm
Section Depthd97 mm
Flange thicknesstf4.1 mm
Web thicknesstw3.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx42 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry23 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx2000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx41000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy13000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx45000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy19000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ8000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw1000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight9 kg/m

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

A M4X6 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the M - Misc Wide Flange category. It weighs 6 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 1.75 in2. The height and width of the section are 3.8 in and 3.8 in respectively.

The section has a tensile yield capacity of:

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The section has a flexural plastic moment capacity of:

kip-ft

The section has a flexural elastic moment capacity of:

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