C CHANNEL SECTION PROPERTIES CALCULATOR

C channel section properties calculator for C channel beam with straight leg (untapered leg).

C channel is a structural beam with C shaped cross section. Top and bottom plates are named as flanges and the vertical plate which connects the flanges is named as web. Steel, aluminum and stainless steel channels are available and manufacturing methods are hot rolling and extrusion.

INPUT PARAMETERS
Parameter	Value
Flange-flange inner face height [H]		mm cm m inch ft
Width [B]
Flange thickness [h]
Web thickness [b]
Length [L]
Density [p]		g/cm^3 kg/m^3 lb/in^3

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RESULTS
Parameter	Value
Cross section area [A]	---	mm^2 cm^2 inch^2 ft^2
Mass [M]	---	kg lb
Second moment of area [Ixx]	---	mm^4 cm^4 inch^4 ft^4
Second moment of area [Iyy]	---
Section modulus [Sxx]	---	mm^3 cm^3 inch^3 ft^3
Minimum section modulus [Syy]	---
Radius of gyration [rx]	---	mm cm m inch ft
Radius of gyration [ry]	---
Centroid distance in x direction [xc]	---	mm cm m inch ft
Centroid distance in y direction [yc]	---

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Definitions:

Radius of Gyration (Area): The distance from an axis at which the area of a body may be assumed to be concentrated and the second moment area of this configuration equal to the second moment area of the actual body about the same axis.

Second Moment of Area: The capacity of a cross-section to resist bending.

Section Modulus: The moment of inertia of the area of the cross section of a structural member divided by the distance from the center of gravity to the farthest point of the section; a measure of the flexural strength of the beam.

C Channel Section Properties Formula:

C SECTION (C-BEAM)
Parameter	Symbol	Equation
Cross section area	A	A = 2Bh + Hb
Area moment of inertia	Ixx	Ixx = H3b/12 + 2[h3B/12 + hB(h+H)2/4]
Area moment of inertia	Iyy	Iyy = b3H/12 + bH(xcog-b/2)2+ 2B3h/12+ 2Bh(xcog - B/2)2
Section modulus	Sxx	Sxx = Ixx/yc
Minimum section modulus	Syy	Syy = Iyy/(B-xc)
Centroid	xc	xc = (2hB2/2 + b2H/2)/A
Centroid	yc	yc= H/2 + h
Mass	M	M = ALρ
Radius of gyration	r	r = (I/A)^0.5

Supplements:

• Aluminum C Channel Sizes Calculator
• Steel Channel Sizes
• Standard Beam Channel Sizes Dimensions
• Section Properties Calculators

Reference:

• Oberg, E. , Jones ,F.D. , Horton H.L. , Ryffel H.H., (2016) . Machinery's Handbook . 30th edition.  Industrial Press Inc.
• Oberg, E. , Jones ,F.D. , Horton H.L. , Ryffel H.H., (2012) . Machinery's Handbook . 29th edition.  Industrial Press Inc.