MC Shapes - American channels - MC8x8.5

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 Weight8.5
Depth of Section8.0
Width of Section1.87
Web Thickness0.179
Flange Thickness0.311
Kdet Dimension0.8125
T Dimension6.375

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ix23.3
Zx6.95
Sx5.82
rx3.05
Iy0.624
Zy0.875
Sy0.431
ry0.5
J0.0587
Cw8.21
ro3.24
H0.91
rts0.624
ho7.69

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