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MC13x50 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

AISC Miscellaneous channels · v16.0

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Units

Section diagram

MC13x50 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 50.00 lb/ft 74.00 kg/m
Depth, d 13.00 in 330.00 mm
Flange width, bf 4.41 in 112.00 mm
tw 0.787 in 20.000 mm
tf 0.610 in 15.500 mm
Area 14.70 in² 9,480.00 mm²
Ix 314.00 in⁴ 131,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 16.40 in⁴ 6,830,000 mm⁴
Sx 48.30 in³ 791,000.00 mm³
Sy 4.77 in³ 78,200.00 mm³
Zx 60.80 in³ 996,000.00 mm³
Zy 10.20 in³ 167,000.00 mm³
rx 4.62 in 117.00 mm
ry 1.06 in 26.90 mm
J 2.96 in⁴ 1,230,000 mm⁴
Cw 558.00 in⁶ 150,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus MC13x50.

Lighter in MC13

MC13x40

Weight
40.0 lb/ft (-20%)
Depth
13.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
273.0 in⁴ (-13%)

Closest Iₓ in MC13

MC13x35

Weight
35.0 lb/ft (-30%)
Depth
13.00 in (0.0%)
Ix
252.0 in⁴ (-20%)

Similar weight in MC12

MC12x50

Weight
50.0 lb/ft (0.0%)
Depth
12.00 in (-7.7%)
Ix
269.0 in⁴ (-14%)
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Source: AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Methodology