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Dimensions and static properties of Aluminum Channels are indicated below.
| Designation | Dimensions | Static Parameters | |||||||
| Moment of Inertia | Section Modulus | ||||||||
| Imperial (in x in) | Depth h (in) | With w (in) | Web Thickness s (in) | Sectional Area (in2) | Weight (lb/ft) | Ix (in4) | Iy (in4) | Wx (in3) | Wy (in3) |
| 2 x 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.13 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 0.288 | 0.05 | 0.29 | 0.06 |
| 2 x 1 1/4 | 2 | 1 1/4 | 0.17 | 0.91 | 1.07 | 0.546 | 0.14 | 0.55 | 0.18 |
| 3 x 1 1/2 | 3 | 1 1/2 | 0.13 | 0.97 | 1.14 | 1.41 | 0.22 | 0.94 | 0.22 |
| 3 x 1 3/4 | 3 | 1 3/4 | 0.17 | 1.36 | 1.60 | 1.97 | 0.42 | 1.31 | 0.37 |
| 4 x 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.15 | 1.48 | 1.74 | 3.91 | 0.60 | 1.95 | 0.45 |
| 4 x 2 1/4 | 4 | 2 1/4 | 0.19 | 1.98 | 2.33 | 5.21 | 1.0 | 2.60 | 0.69 |
| 5 x 2 1/4 | 5 | 2 1/4 | 0.15 | 1.88 | 2.21 | 7.88 | 1.0 | 3.15 | 0.64 |
| 5 x 2 3/4 | 5 | 2 3/4 | 0.19 | 2.63 | 3.09 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 4.45 | 1.14 |
| 6 x 2 1/2 | 6 | 2 1/2 | 0.17 | 2.41 | 2.83 | 14.4 | 1.5 | 4.78 | 0.90 |
| 6 x 3 1/4 | 6 | 3 1/4 | 0.21 | 3.43 | 4.03 | 21.0 | 3.8 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| 7 x 2 3/4 | 7 | 2 3/4 | 0.17 | 2.73 | 3.21 | 22.1 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 1.1 |
| 7 x 3 1/2 | 7 | 3 1/2 | 0.21 | 4.01 | 4.72 | 33.8 | 5.1 | 9.7 | 2.2 |
| 8 x 3 | 8 | 3 | 0.19 | 3.53 | 4.15 | 37.4 | 3.3 | 9.4 | 1.6 |
| 8 x 3 3/4 | 8 | 3 3/4 | 0.25 | 4.92 | 5.78 | 52.7 | 7.1 | 13.2 | 2.8 |
| 9 x 3 1/4 | 9 | 3 1/4 | 0.23 | 4.24 | 4.98 | 54.4 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 1.9 |
| 9 x 4 | 9 | 4 | 0.29 | 5.93 | 6.97 | 78.3 | 9.6 | 17.4 | 3.5 |
| 10 x 3 1/2 | 10 | 3 1/2 | 0.25 | 5.22 | 6.14 | 83.2 | 6.3 | 16.6 | 2.6 |
| 10 x 4 1/4 | 10 | 4 1/4 | 0.31 | 7.11 | 8.36 | 116.2 | 13.0 | 23.2 | 4.5 |
| 12 x 4 | 12 | 4 | 0.29 | 7.04 | 8.27 | 159.8 | 11.0 | 26.6 | 3.9 |
| 12 x 5 | 12 | 5 | 0.35 | 10.1 | 11.8 | 239.7 | 25.7 | 40.0 | 7.6 |