W 540 x 166,4 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 540 x 166,4 (México) · Doble T 540 x 166,4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 540 (UK / Australia)

The W 540 x 166,4 steel profile weighs 166.4 kg/m (111.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 540 mm (21.26 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 21,175.779 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 111,932.222 cm⁴, Iy = 10,819.05 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	540 mm	21.26 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	24 mm	0.94 in
Fillet radius (r)	27 mm	1.06 in
Weight	166.4 kg/m	111.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	21,175.78 mm²	32.822 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	111,932.22 cm⁴	2689.17 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,819.05 cm⁴	259.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,145.64 cm³	252.983 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	721.27 cm³	44.015 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,621.82 cm³	282.042 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,106.9 cm³	67.548 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.99 cm	9.052 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.15 cm	2.814 in