W 270 x 36,0 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 270 x 36,0 (México) · Doble T 270 x 36,0 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 270 (UK / Australia)

The W 270 x 36,0 steel profile weighs 36.0 kg/m (24.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 270 mm (10.63 in), flange width 135 mm (5.31 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,594.502 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,789.783 cm⁴, Iy = 419.869 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	270 mm	10.63 in
Width (b)	135 mm	5.31 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.6 mm	0.26 in
Flange thickness (tf)	10.2 mm	0.40 in
Fillet radius (r)	15 mm	0.59 in
Weight	36.0 kg/m	24.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,594.5 mm²	7.121 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,789.78 cm⁴	139.10 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	419.87 cm⁴	10.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	428.87 cm³	26.172 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	62.2 cm³	3.796 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	484 cm³	29.535 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	96.95 cm³	5.916 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	11.23 cm	4.420 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.02 cm	1.190 in