Dimensions and section properties for MT5X4

Structural sectional properties for a MT5X4 standard steel section

steel section diagram

US Customary Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT5X4
Cross Sectional AreaA1.19 in2
Section Widthb2.69 in
Section Depthd4.98 in
Flange thicknesstf0.182 in
Web thicknesstw0.141 in
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx1.62 in
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry0.502 in
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx3.08 in4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0.296 in4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx0.894 in3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy0.22 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx1.61 in3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy0.354 in3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ0.0112 in4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0.00989 in6
Self Weight of sectionWeight4 lb/ft

Metric Units

DescriptionSymbolValue
Shape Category / DesignationTypeMT
Section NameNameMT5X4
Cross Sectional AreaA768 mm2
Section Widthb68 mm
Section Depthd126 mm
Flange thicknesstf4.6 mm
Web thicknesstw3.6 mm
Radius of Gyration about X-Xrx41 mm
Radius of Gyrations about Y-Yry13 mm
Moment of Inertia about X-XIx1000000 mm4
Moment of Intertia about Y-YIy0 mm4
Elastic Section Modulus about X-XSx15000 mm3
Elastic Section Modulus about Y-YSy4000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about X-XZx26000 mm3
Plastic Section Modulus about Y-YZy6000 mm3
St. Venant Torsional ConstantJ5000 mm4
Warping Torsion ConstantCw0 mm6
Self Weight of sectionWeight6 kg/m

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

A MT5X4 steel section is a standard North American steel section in the MT - Misc Tee Sections category. It weighs 4 lb/ft and has a cross sectional area of 1.19 in2. The height and width of the section are 4.98 in and 2.69 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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