Dimensions and section properties for MC12X50

Structural sectional properties for a MC12X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC12X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb4.14 in
Section Depthd12 in
Flange thicknesstf0.7 in
Web thicknesstw0.835 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.28 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.09 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx269 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy17.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx44.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy5.64 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx56.5 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.9 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ3.23 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw411 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC12X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb105 mm
Section Depthd305 mm
Flange thicknesstf17.8 mm
Web thicknesstw21.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx109 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry28 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx112000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx736000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy92000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx926000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy179000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1344000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw110000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight74 kg/m

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

A MC12X50 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MC - Misc Channels category. It weighs 50 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 14.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 12 in and 4.14 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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