MC 125 (ISMC 125)

channel — 13.1 kg per metre, 16.6 cm² cross-sectional area. IS 808 Table 6 - Sloping Flange Channels.

zyB 65D 125T 8.2R2 2.4R1 9.5t 5.3
Mass per metre
13.1kg/m
Sectional area
16.6cm²
Depth
125mm
Width
65mm

Sloping Flange Channels (MC). Reproduced as printed in IS 808 Table 6 - Sloping Flange Channels.

MC 125 section properties

As printed in IS 808 Table 6 - Sloping Flange Channels. 125 mm deep, 65 mm wide. Units are shown on every row, because the two standards on this site use different ones for the radius of gyration.

Dimensions

Depth of section D 125 mm
Width of flange B 65 mm
Thickness of web t 5.3 mm
Thickness of flange T 8.2 mm
Flange slope 96 °
Root radius R1 9.5 mm
Toe radius R2 2.4 mm

Centroid

Centroid from back of web Cy 19.5 mm

Mass and area

Mass per metre M 13.1 kg/m
Sectional area A 16.6 cm²

Major axis (z-z)

Second moment of area Izz 424 cm⁴
Radius of gyration rzz 50.5 mm
Elastic section modulus Zzz 67.9 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpz 78.9 cm³

Minor axis (y-y)

Second moment of area Iyy 60.3 cm⁴
Radius of gyration ryy 19 mm
Elastic section modulus Zyy 13.3 cm³
Plastic section modulus Zpy 26 cm³

Torsion and warping

Torsion constant (St Venant) It 3.59 cm⁴
Warping constant Iw 1,900 cm⁶

What a length of MC 125 weighs

Total weight is the mass per metre multiplied by the length and the number of pieces. Ten pieces of MC 125 at six metres each is 13.1 × 6 × 10 = 786 kg. There is nothing else to it — the standard publishes the mass, so no one needs to compute it from the area.

You can check that mass against the area on this page: 16.6 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ is 13.03 kg/m. Every row in this dataset was checked that way, which is how the contradictions flagged on some of these pages were found.

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Common questions about MC 125

What is the weight of MC 125 per metre?

IS 808 : 2021 gives MC 125 a mass of 13.1 kg per metre. Its printed cross-sectional area of 16.6 cm² agrees: 16.6 cm² of steel at 7 850 kg/m³ works out at 13.03 kg per metre.

How much does a 6 m length of MC 125 weigh?

78.60 kg. Mass per metre times length: 13.1 × 6. Ten such pieces come to 786 kg.

Is MC 125 the same as ISMC 125?

It is the same section under the name IS 808 : 2021 gives it — the 2021 revision of IS 808 dropped the "IS" prefix, so a drawing saying ISMC 125 means this section. Check the edition before assuming the figures match, though: this page publishes the current tables, and a great many tables in circulation were copied from the 1989 edition.

What are the dimensions of MC 125?

125 mm deep and 65 mm wide, with a 5.3 mm web and 8.2 mm flanges.

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