MC18x42.7 – MC Shapes - American channels

MC18x42.7 is a channel 18 in (457 mm) deep with a 3.95 in (100 mm) flange, weighing 42.7 lb/ft (63.5 kg/m).

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.

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Dimensions

PropertyValue
Nominal Weight (lb/ft)42.7
Depth of Section (in)18.0
Width of Section (in)3.95
Web Thickness (in)0.45
Flange Thickness (in)0.625
Kdet Dimension (in)1.4375
T Dimension (in)15.125

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix (in⁴)554
Zx (in³)75.1
Sx (in³)61.5
rx (in)6.64
Iy (in⁴)14.3
Zy (in³)8.82
Sy (in³)4.64
ry (in)1.07
J (in⁴)1.23
Cw (in⁶)852
ro (in)6.97
H (-)0.93
rts (in)1.34
ho (in)17.4

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