C8x18.75

Dimensions, weight per metre and paint area

C8x18.75 is an American Standard channel weighing 27.9 kg/m (18.7 lb/ft): a 12 m length weighs 334.8 kg. It is 203.2 mm deep and 64.3 mm wide; the web is 12.37 mm and the flanges 9.91 mm thick.

Also listed as C200X27.9.

Dimensions

Depth h	203.2 mm
Flange width b	64.3 mm
Web thickness tw	12.37 mm
Flange thickness tf	9.91 mm

Weight and area

Weight per metre	27.9 kg/m
Weight per foot	18.7 lb/ft
Cross-section area	35.5 cm²
Paint area per metre	0.664 m²/m
Paint area per tonne	23.8 m²/t

Weight by length

1 m	27.9 kg
6 m	167.4 kg
12 m	334.8 kg

Dimensions and mass per AISC Shapes Database v16.0, from Steel Optimizer's verified section library. Area is worked out from the mass at 7,850 kg/m³. Paint area counts the outside perimeter with square corners and ignores root radii, so it is on the safe side: typically 2–5 % above catalogue surface areas.