Dimensions and section properties for MC6X12

Structural sectional properties for a MC6X12 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC6X12
Cross Sectional AreaA3.53 in2
Section Widthb2.5 in
Section Depthd6 in
Flange thicknesstf0.375 in
Web thicknesstw0.31 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx2.3 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.724 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx18.7 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1.85 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx6.24 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy1.03 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx7.47 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy1.97 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.155 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw11.3 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight12 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMC
Section NameNameMC6X12
Cross Sectional AreaA2277 mm2
Section Widthb64 mm
Section Depthd152 mm
Flange thicknesstf9.5 mm
Web thicknesstw7.9 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx58 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry18 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx8000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy1000000 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx102000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy17000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx122000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy32000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ65000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw3000000000 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight18 kg/m

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

A MC6X12 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MC - Misc Channels category. It weighs 12 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 3.53 in2. The height and width of the section are 6 in and 2.5 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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