C-Shape (American Standard Channel) — All Sizes
American Standard channels: one web, two flanges on the same side of it, and a flat back that sits against another member without a filler. The inner flange faces are sloped, which is what separates a C from an MC and why the flange thickness in the table is the average one. Used for purlins, girts, stair stringers and the collector members of a braced bay. Commonly supplied to ASTM A36. 32 sizes are published here across 10 series, d 3 in to 15 in and 3.5 lb/ft to 50 lb/ft.
10 series, 32 sizes
channels by d
Other shape families
- W-Shape (Wide Flange)
289 sizes
- HP-Shape (Bearing Pile)
22 sizes
- MC-Shape (Miscellaneous Channel)
40 sizes
- Angle (Equal and Unequal Leg)
137 sizes
- Rectangular and Square HSS
525 sizes
- Round HSS
189 sizes
Relevant tools
- Steel Shape Properties Table
search and compare every American Standard channel against the other families
- Beam Shear, Moment and Deflection Diagram Calculator
check a span made up of one of these sizes
- Steel Weight Calculator
total the tonnage once the sizes are picked
- ASTM A36
the preferred grade for channels
- All Shape Series
every published series, W-shapes through round HSS