Dimensions and section properties for MC12X35

Structural sectional properties for a MC12X35 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC12X35
Cross Sectional AreaA10.3 in2
Section Widthb3.77 in
Section Depthd12 in
Flange thicknesstf0.7 in
Web thicknesstw0.465 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.59 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.11 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx216 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy12.6 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx36 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.64 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx43.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.62 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.24 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw297 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight35 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC12X35
Cross Sectional AreaA6645 mm2
Section Widthb96 mm
Section Depthd305 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.8 mm
Web thicknesstw11.8 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx117 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry28 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx90000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy5000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx590000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy76000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx708000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy141000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ516000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw80000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight52 kg/m

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

A MC12X35 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MC - Misc Channels category. It weighs 35 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 10.3 in2. The height and width of the section are 12 in and 3.77 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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