W 310 x 97,3 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 310 x 97,3 (México) · Doble T 310 x 97,3 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 310 (UK / Australia)

The W 310 x 97,3 steel profile weighs 97.3 kg/m (65.41 lb/ft), has a depth of 310 mm (12.20 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 12,436.779 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 22,928.591 cm⁴, Iy = 6,985.239 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	310 mm	12.20 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	9 mm	0.35 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.5 mm	0.61 in
Fillet radius (r)	27 mm	1.06 in
Weight	97.3 kg/m	65.41 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	12,436.78 mm²	19.277 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	22,928.59 cm⁴	550.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	6,985.24 cm⁴	167.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,479.26 cm³	90.271 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	465.68 cm³	28.418 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,628.09 cm³	99.353 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	709.74 cm³	43.311 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	13.58 cm	5.346 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.49 cm	2.951 in