W 270 x 76,4 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 76,4 (México) · Doble T 270 x 76,4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 270 (UK / Australia)

The W 270 x 76,4 steel profile weighs 76.4 kg/m (51.33 lb/ft), has a depth of 270 mm (10.63 in), flange width 280 mm (11.02 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,726.443 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 13,673.298 cm⁴, Iy = 4,762.642 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	270 mm	10.63 in
Width (b)	280 mm	11.02 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	13 mm	0.51 in
Fillet radius (r)	24 mm	0.94 in
Weight	76.4 kg/m	51.33 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,726.44 mm²	15.076 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	13,673.3 cm⁴	328.50 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,762.64 cm⁴	114.42 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,012.84 cm³	61.807 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	340.19 cm³	20.760 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,112.22 cm³	67.872 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	518.13 cm³	31.619 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	11.86 cm	4.668 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7 cm	2.755 in