I 1168x406.4x11.1x15.9 AHMSA · Weight & Dimensions

AHMSA, welded 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: I 1168x406.4x11.1x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 1168x406.4x11.1x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1168 (UK / Australia)

The I 1168x406.4x11.1x15.9 steel profile weighs 200.5 kg/m (134.73 lb/ft), has a depth of 1168 mm (45.98 in), flange width 406.4 mm (16.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 25,535.34 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 564,550.001 cm⁴, Iy = 17,800.124 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1168 mm	45.98 in
Width (b)	406.4 mm	16.00 in
Web thickness (tw)	11.1 mm	0.44 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	200.5 kg/m	134.73 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	25,535.34 mm²	39.580 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	564,550 cm⁴	13563.31 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,800.12 cm⁴	427.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,666.95 cm³	589.916 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	875.99 cm³	53.456 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,026.98 cm³	672.910 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,348.03 cm³	82.262 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	47.02 cm	18.512 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.35 cm	3.287 in