Dimensions and section properties for MC13X50

Structural sectional properties for a MC13X50 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC13X50
Cross Sectional AreaA14.7 in2
Section Widthb4.41 in
Section Depthd13 in
Flange thicknesstf0.61 in
Web thicknesstw0.787 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx4.62 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry1.06 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx314 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy16.4 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx48.3 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4.77 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx60.8 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10.2 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ2.96 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw558 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight50 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC13X50
Cross Sectional AreaA9484 mm2
Section Widthb112 mm
Section Depthd330 mm
Flange thicknesstf15.5 mm
Web thicknesstw20 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx117 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry27 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx131000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy7000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx791000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy78000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx996000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy167000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ1232000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw150000000000 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 MC13X50 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 13 in and 4.41 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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