MC18x42.7

Dimensions, weight per metre and paint area

MC18x42.7 is a miscellaneous channel weighing 63.5 kg/m (42.7 lb/ft): a 12 m length weighs 762.0 kg. It is 457.2 mm deep and 100.3 mm wide; the web is 11.43 mm and the flanges 15.88 mm thick.

Also listed as MC460X63.5.

Dimensions

Depth h	457.2 mm
Flange width b	100.3 mm
Web thickness tw	11.43 mm
Flange thickness tf	15.88 mm

Weight and area

Weight per metre	63.5 kg/m
Weight per foot	42.7 lb/ft
Cross-section area	80.9 cm²
Paint area per metre	1.316 m²/m
Paint area per tonne	20.8 m²/t

Weight by length

1 m	63.5 kg
6 m	381.0 kg
12 m	762.0 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.