W 500 x 91,1 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 500 x 91,1 (México) · Doble T 500 x 91,1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The W 500 x 91,1 steel profile weighs 91.1 kg/m (61.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 11,552.158 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 48,198.535 cm⁴, Iy = 2,141.688 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	10.2 mm	0.40 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Fillet radius (r)	21 mm	0.83 in
Weight	91.1 kg/m	61.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	11,552.16 mm²	17.906 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	48,198.53 cm⁴	1157.97 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,141.69 cm⁴	51.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,927.94 cm³	117.651 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	214.17 cm³	13.069 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,194.12 cm³	133.894 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	335.88 cm³	20.497 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.43 cm	8.042 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.31 cm	1.695 in