MC Shapes - American channels - MC18x45.8

MC shapes are additional standardized channel sections that sit outside the C-shape series — extra depth and weight combinations that fill gaps the standard C series doesn't cover. They're used the same way C shapes are — framing, bracing, purlins, and general structural channel applications — and are typically specified when a project's loading or geometry calls for a specific depth-to-weight combination that only the MC series provides.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
Nominal Weight45.8
Depth of Section18.0
Width of Section4.0
Web Thickness0.5
Flange Thickness0.625
Kdet Dimension1.4375
T Dimension15.125

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix578
Zx79.2
Sx64.2
rx6.55
Iy14.9
Zy9.14
Sy4.77
ry1.05
J1.45
Cw897
ro6.87
H0.933
rts1.34
ho17.4

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