Dimensions and section properties for MT2X3

Structural sectional properties for a MT2X3 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT2X3
Cross Sectional AreaA0.875 in2
Section Widthb3.8 in
Section Depthd1.9 in
Flange thicknesstf0.16 in
Web thicknesstw0.13 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx0.493 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.926 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx0.208 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0.732 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx0.133 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.385 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx0.241 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.588 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.00919 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.00193 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight3 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT2X3
Cross Sectional AreaA565 mm2
Section Widthb97 mm
Section Depthd48 mm
Flange thicknesstf4.1 mm
Web thicknesstw3.3 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx13 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry24 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx0 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx2000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy6000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx4000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy10000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ4000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight4 kg/m

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

A MT2X3 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MT - Misc Tee Sections category. It weighs 3 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 0.875 in2. The height and width of the section are 1.9 in and 3.8 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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