M Shapes – Section Properties

Design section properties for the M Shapes family, listed in AISC Shapes Database order. Click a shape’s reference to open its CAD download page.

Imperial Reference Ix Zx Sx rx Iy Zy Sy ry J Cw rts ho
M12.5X12.4 89.3 16.5 14.2 4.96 2.01 1.68 1.07 0.744 0.0493 76 0.933 12.3
M12.5X11.6 80.3 15 12.8 4.86 1.51 1.37 0.864 0.667 0.0414 57.1 0.852 12.3
M12X11.8 72.2 14.3 12 4.56 1.09 1.15 0.709 0.559 0.05 37.7 0.731 11.8
M12X10.8 66.7 13.2 11.1 4.58 1.01 1.07 0.661 0.564 0.0393 35 0.732 11.8
M12X10 61.7 12.2 10.3 4.57 1.03 1.02 0.636 0.592 0.0292 35.9 0.768 11.8
M10X9 39 9.22 7.79 3.83 0.672 0.809 0.5 0.503 0.0314 16.1 0.65 9.79
M10X8 34.6 8.2 6.95 3.82 0.593 0.711 0.441 0.5 0.0224 14.2 0.646 9.77
M10X7.5 33 7.77 6.6 3.85 0.562 0.67 0.418 0.503 0.0187 13.5 0.646 9.82
M8X6.5 18.5 5.43 4.63 3.11 0.376 0.529 0.329 0.443 0.0184 5.73 0.563 7.81
M8X6.2 17.6 5.15 4.39 3.1 0.352 0.495 0.308 0.439 0.0156 5.38 0.56 7.82
M6X4.4 7.23 2.8 2.41 2.36 0.18 0.311 0.195 0.372 0.0099 1.53 0.467 5.83
M6X3.7 5.96 2.33 2.01 2.34 0.173 0.273 0.173 0.398 0.0053 1.45 0.499 5.79
M5X18.9 24.2 11.1 9.67 2.08 8.7 5.33 3.48 1.25 0.313 45.7 1.44 4.58
M4X6 4.72 2.74 2.48 1.64 1.47 1.18 0.771 0.915 0.0184 4.87 1.04 3.64
M4X4.08 3.53 2 1.77 1.67 0.325 0.453 0.289 0.506 0.0147 1.19 0.593 3.83
M3X2.9 1.5 1.12 1 1.28 0.248 0.344 0.221 0.521 0.0079 0.511 0.597 2.87