MC Shapes - American channels - MC12x50

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 Weight50.0
Depth of Section12.0
Width of Section4.14
Web Thickness0.835
Flange Thickness0.7
Kdet Dimension1.3125
T Dimension9.375

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix269
Zx56.5
Sx44.9
rx4.28
Iy17.4
Zy10.9
Sy5.64
ry1.09
J3.23
Cw411
ro4.77
H0.859
rts1.37
ho11.3

Full sortable table: Section properties table for this family