Structural Shapes

Channel - Structural

Standard Channel (American Standard)
C-Shapes ASTMA-36

Designation Depth
in inches x weight/per ft. lbs
Weight Per Ft.
(lbs.)
Depth
Section
(inches)
in inches Flange
Thickness
(average,
inches)
Web
Thickness
(inches)
Area of Section
(inches)
Section Modulus
Sx
(inches)
**Surface Area
(foot of
length)
C3 x
(3x1-1/2)
4.1 *3 1-3/8 1/4 3/16 1.21 1.10 .89
  5.0 3 1-1/2 1/4 1/4 1.47 1.24 .91
  6.0 3 1-5/8 1/4 3/8 1.76 1.38 .97
                 
C4 x
(4x1-5/8)
5.4 4 1-5/8 5/16 3/16 1.59 1.93 1.11
  6.25 4 1-5/8 5/16 1/4 1.82 2.10 1.12
  7.25 4 1-3/4 5/16 5/16 2.13 2.29 1.13
                 
C5 x
(5x1-3/4)
6.7 5 1-3/4 5/16 3/16 1.97 3.00 1.33
  9.0 5 1-7/8 5/16 5/16 2.64 3.56 1.35
                 
C6 x
(6x2)
8.2 6 1-7/8 5/16 3/16 2.40 4.38 1.54
  10.5 6 1-7/8 5/16 5/16 3.09 5.06 1.56
  13.0 6 2-1/8 5/16 7/16 3.83 5.80 1.58
                 
C7 x
(7x2-1/8)
9.8 7 2-1/8 3/8 3/16 2.87 6.08 1.76
  12.25 7 2-1/4 3/8 5/16 3.60 6.93 1.78
  14.75 7 2-1/4 3/8 7/16 4.33 7-7/8 1.83
                 
C8 x
(8x2-1/4)
11.5 8 2-1/4 3/8 1/4 3.38 8.14 1.98
  13.75 8 2-3/8 3/8 5/16 4.04 9.03 1.99
  18.75 8 2-1/2 3/8 1/2 5.51 11.00 2.02
                 
C9 x
(9x2-1/2
13.4 *9 2-3/8 7/16 1/4 3.94 10.6 2.19
  15.0 9 2-1/2 7/16 5/16 4.41 11.3 2.20
  20.0 9 2-5/8 7/16 7/16 5.88 13.5 2.31
                 
C10 x
(10x2-5/8)
15.3 10 2-5/8 7/16 1/4 4.49 13.5 2.41
  20.0 10 2-3/4 7/16 3/8 5.88 15.8 2.43
  25.0 10 2-7/8 7/16 1/2 7.35 18.2 2.46
  30.0 10 3 7/16 11/16 8.82 20.7 2.46
                 
C12 x
(12x3)
20.7 12 3 1/2 5/16 6.09 21.5 2.84
  25.0 12 3 1/2 3/8 7.35 24.1 2.86
  30.0 12 3-1/8 1/2 1/2 8.82 27.0 2.88
                 
C15 x
(15x3-3/8)
33.9 15 3-3/8 5/8 3/8 9.96 42.0 3.45
  40.0 15 3-1/2 5/8 1/2 11.80 46.5 3.47
  50.0 15 3-3/4 5/8 11/16 14.70 53.8 3.51

* APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS FOR DETAILING ONLY
The rounding off of decimal dimensions to fractions can lead to an accumulation of differences. (See A.I.S.C. Manual)
** For painting and sandblasting surface area (all around) square foot of length.

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