I 1168x406.4x11.1x25.4 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 1168x406.4x11.1x25.4 (México) · Doble T I 1168x406.4x11.1x25.4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1168 (UK / Australia)

The I 1168x406.4x11.1x25.4 steel profile weighs 259.4 kg/m (174.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 1168 mm (45.98 in), flange width 406.4 mm (16.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 33,046.04 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 802,917.645 cm⁴, Iy = 28,427.465 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)	25.4 mm	1.00 in
Weight	259.4 kg/m	174.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	33,046.04 mm²	51.221 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	802,917.65 cm⁴	19290.10 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	28,427.46 cm⁴	682.97 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,748.59 cm³	838.994 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,398.99 cm³	85.372 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,258.13 cm³	931.112 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,131.96 cm³	130.101 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	49.29 cm	19.406 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.27 cm	3.652 in