Properties - M: M Shapes

Welcome to our M Shapes property page. Here you'll find section properties for every Canadian M-shape — area, moments of inertia, section moduli, radii of gyration and torsional properties — sourced from CISC 12. Sort by any column to compare sections. ---

Designation (metric)Designation (imperial)Mass per lengthWeight per length (imperial)Property group flagAvailability codeShape ID codeTensile property groupNormal use code (1=column,2=column/beam,3=beam,0=other)Flange/wall width-to-thickness ratioWeb clear depth-to-thickness ratioDn_mCross-sectional area (ASTM A6)Cross-sectional area (theoretical)Moment of inertia, axis x-xElastic section modulus, axis x-xRadius of gyration, axis x-xPlastic modulus, axis x-xMoment of inertia, axis y-yElastic section modulus, axis y-yRadius of gyration, axis y-yPlastic modulus, axis y-ySt-Venant torsional constantWarping constantSurface area per lengthDn_i
Ds_mDs_iMassWt_iPrpAvlShpGrpUseBTHWDn_mA_A6A_ThIxSxRxZxIySyRyZyJCwSADn_i
M318x18.5M12.5x12.418.512.4**338.1978.5631823612330372331262690.8317.518.927.320.520.21.0112.5
M318x17.3M12.5x11.617.311.6*338.2478.513182213219033.42111242460.63614.317.122.617.215.40.98212.5
M310x17.6M12x11.817.611.8**336.8465.243102240224030.11971162350.45311.614.218.820.810.10.91312
M310x16.1M12x10.816.110.8*337.3671.563102050206027.71821162160.42110.814.317.416.39.390.91212
M310x14.9M12x10.014.910*339.0277.583101900191025.81701162010.4410.615.216.912.19.850.93212
M250x13.4M10x9.013.49**336.5460.92501710171016.212797.21510.2748.0512.71313.14.240.77210
M250x11.9M10x8.011.98*337.3967.722501520153014.411396.91340.2427.1212.611.49.313.730.77110
M250x11.2M10x7.511.27.5*337.73742501430143013.610897.61260.2316.812.710.87.763.570.77110
M200x9.7M8x6.59.76.5**335.9456.88200124012207.6174.978.887.90.1495.22118.367.61.460.6278
M200x9.2M8x6.29.26.2*336.4458.79200117011807.371.978.784.40.1475.0711.28.16.481.450.6318
M150x6.6M6x4.46.64.4**335.4749.451508328342.9939.359.845.70.07473.189.475.054.10.4070.4866
M150x5.5M6x3.75.53.7+337.7357.361507037062.483359.338.30.07312.8710.24.522.210.3940.4996
M130x28.1M5x18.928.118.9*+315.9913.221303580359010.1158531823.6257.131.887.213012.30.7465
M100x8.9M4x6.08.96**3111.8326.9110011501140241.241.945.60.62412.923.419.57.631.350.5754
M100x6.1M4x4.086.14.08+326.6332.211007758161.482942.632.70.1334.6612.87.186.120.3170.4264
M75x4.3M3x2.94.32.9*+328.6430.17755505880.61816.332.418.20.1023.5813.25.453.240.1350.3753