Dimensions and section properties for MC13X40

Structural sectional properties for a MC13X40 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC13X40
Cross Sectional AreaA11.7 in2
Section Widthb4.19 in
Section Depthd13 in
Flange thicknesstf0.61 in
Web thicknesstw0.56 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.82 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.08 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx273 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy13.7 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx41.9 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.24 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx51.2 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy8.66 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1.55 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw462 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight40 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC13X40
Cross Sectional AreaA7548 mm2
Section Widthb106 mm
Section Depthd330 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.5 mm
Web thicknesstw14.2 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx122 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry27 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx114000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy6000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx687000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy69000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx839000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy142000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ645000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw124000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight60 kg/m

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

A MC13X40 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MC - Misc Channels category. It weighs 40 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 11.7 in2. The height and width of the section are 13 in and 4.19 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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