C Channel Steel Beam Dimensions

It s a type of structural steel beam used primarily in building construction and civil engineering.

C channel steel beam dimensions.

American wide flange beams american wide. The standard method for specifying the dimensions of a american wide flange beam is for example w 6 x 25 which is 6 inches deep with a weight of 25 lb ft. Structural channel is also know as c beam. Also know as c section structural channel or simply channel this type of profile is useful in a variety of structural applications including floor beams portal frames trailer frames.

Thus c 7 12 25 designates an american standard c channel with a depth of 7 inches and a nominal. Which is a beam 5 inches deep with a weight 9 lb ft. Hd and other sections. The hot rolled execution has conical flanges while the laser fused has parallel ones.

The standard method for specifying the dimensions of a american standard steel channels is like c 5 x 9. Designation kg m h mm b mm tf mm tw mm r mm 75 pfc 5 92 75 40 6 1 3 8 14 100 pfc 8 33 100 50 6 7. C channels are designated by the letter c followed by the nominal depth in inches and the weight in pounds per foot. Wide flange wf and h sections.

Channel cross section is c shaped and consists of a wide web usually oriented vertically in use and two flanges at the top and bottom of the web. C channel sizes chart for steel channels. Universal beams ub and universal columns uc europe. Both their tolerances are defined by astm a 484 the laser fused execution has additionally the product standard defined by astm a1069.