Channels

American Standard channels have sloped inner flange faces. Common as girts, purlins, stair stringers, and built-up member components.

All 32 channels in the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition, with detailing dimensions and section properties drawn to scale.

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All 32 channels

C3×3.5C3×4.1C4×4.5C3×5C4×5.4C3×6C4×6.25C5×6.7C4×7.25C6×8.2C5×9C7×9.8C6×10.5C8×11.5C7×12.25C6×13C9×13.4C8×13.75C7×14.75C9×15C10×15.3C8×18.75C9×20C10×20C12×20.7C10×25C12×25C10×30C12×30C15×33.9C15×40C15×50

Channels weight and dimension chart

All 32 channels by weight, with depth, width, and section modulus. Click any size for its full detail.

SizeWeight (lb/ft)DepthFlangeSx (in³)
C3×3.53.53"1 3/8"1.04
C3×4.14.13"1 3/8"1.1
C4×4.54.54"1 1/2"1.77
C3×553"1 1/2"1.23
C4×5.45.44"1 5/8"1.92
C3×663"1 5/8"1.38
C4×6.256.254"1 5/8"2.1
C5×6.76.75"1 3/4"2.99
C4×7.257.254"1 3/4"2.29
C6×8.28.26"1 7/8"4.35
C5×995"1 7/8"3.56
C7×9.89.87"2 1/8"6.07
C6×10.510.56"2"5.04
C8×11.511.58"2 1/4"8.14
C7×12.2512.257"2 1/4"6.92
C6×13136"2 1/8"5.78
C9×13.413.49"2 3/8"10.6
C8×13.7513.758"2 3/8"9.02
C7×14.7514.757"2 1/4"7.78
C9×15159"2 1/2"11.3
C10×15.315.310"2 5/8"13.5
C8×18.7518.758"2 1/2"11
C10×202010"2 3/4"15.8
C9×20209"2 5/8"13.5
C12×20.720.712"3"21.5
C12×252512"3"24
C10×252510"2 7/8"18.2
C12×303012"3 1/8"27
C10×303010"3"20.7
C15×33.933.915"3 3/8"42
C15×404015"3 1/2"46.5
C15×505015"3 3/4"53.8

Data from the AISC Shapes Database v16.0. Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in.; verify critical dimensions against the current AISC Steel Construction Manual before fabrication.

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