W 230 x 60,3 Acindar · Weight & Dimensions

Acindar, hot-rolled sections · 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.

Also known as: IPR 230 x 60,3 (México) · Doble T 230 x 60,3 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 230 (UK / Australia)

The W 230 x 60,3 steel profile weighs 60.3 kg/m (40.51 lb/ft), has a depth of 230 mm (9.06 in), flange width 240 mm (9.45 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,683.558 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,763.184 cm⁴, Iy = 2,768.808 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	230 mm	9.06 in
Width (b)	240 mm	9.45 in
Web thickness (tw)	7.5 mm	0.30 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12 mm	0.47 in
Fillet radius (r)	21 mm	0.83 in
Weight	60.3 kg/m	40.51 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,683.56 mm²	11.910 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,763.18 cm⁴	186.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,768.81 cm⁴	66.52 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	675.06 cm³	41.195 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	230.73 cm³	14.080 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	744.62 cm³	45.440 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	351.69 cm³	21.462 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.05 cm	3.957 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6 cm	2.363 in