Standard Channels (C) - C310x31

Standard Channels (C-shapes) are one of the most recognisable Canadian structural profiles — a C-shaped cross-section with a web and two flanges that taper slightly on their inner face, sized and proportioned to CISC 12 under CSA G40.21 steel grades. Because the flanges only project from one side of the web, channels are a natural choice anywhere you need a stiff member with a flat, unobstructed face — door and window framing, purlins and girts in light industrial buildings, ledger and edge members in platforms and mezzanines, and paired back-to-back to form boxed sections for columns or bracing. Every C-shape on this site, from the smallest C75 up to the largest C380 sections, is available as a free CAD block, with full dimension and property data drawn from the CISC Structural Section Tables.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
Ds_iC12x20.7
D305
B74
T12.7
W7.2
K30
Slp0.167
Mass31
Wt_i20.7
A_Th3920

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ds_iC12x20.7
Mass31
Wt_i20.7
Prp
Avl*
Shp5
Grp2
Use3
BT5.83
HW38.83
Dn_m310
A_A63930
A_Th3920
Ix53.5
Sx351
Rx117
Iy1.59
Sy28.1
Ry20.1
X17.6
J152
Cw29.3
Xo39.3
SA0.892
Dn_i12

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