Steel Section Catalog

ISLB 550

IS — Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

The ISLB 550 steel profile weighs 86.3 kg/m (57.99 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 190 mm (7.48 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,848 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 52,397.91 cm⁴, Iy = 1,718.95 cm⁴.

h=550b=190tw=9.9tf=15
Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Depth (h)550 mm21.65 in
Width (b)190 mm7.48 in
Web thickness (tw)9.9 mm0.39 in
Flange thickness (tf)15 mm0.59 in
Fillet radius (r)18 mm0.71 in
Weight86.3 kg/m57.99 lb/ft

Section Properties

PropertyMetricImperial
Area (A)10,848 mm²16.814 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)52,397.91 cm⁴1258.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)1,718.95 cm⁴41.30 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)1,905.38 cm³116.274 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)180.94 cm³11.042 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)2,193.99 cm³133.886 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)283.49 cm³17.300 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)21.98 cm8.654 in
Radius of gyration (ry)3.98 cm1.567 in

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Results — ISLB 550

Mmax

15.0 kN·m

Vmax

15.0 kN

δmax

0.16 mm

L/37261

R115.0 kN| 15.0 kN·mR215.0 kN| -15.0 kN·m
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