MC12x40 – MC Shapes - American channels

MC12x40 is a channel 12 in (305 mm) deep with a 3.89 in (99 mm) flange, weighing 40 lb/ft (59.5 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)40.0
Depth of Section (in)12.0
Width of Section (in)3.89
Web Thickness (in)0.59
Flange Thickness (in)0.7
Kdet Dimension (in)1.3125
T Dimension (in)9.375

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix (in⁴)234
Zx (in³)47.7
Sx (in³)39
rx (in)4.46
Iy (in⁴)14.2
Zy (in³)9.31
Sy (in³)4.98
ry (in)1.1
J (in⁴)1.69
Cw (in⁶)336
ro (in)5.01
H (-)0.842
rts (in)1.33
ho (in)11.3

Full sortable table: Section properties table for this family