I 1168x508x12.7x22.2 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 1168x508x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 1168x508x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1168 (UK / Australia)

The I 1168x508x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 289.1 kg/m (194.29 lb/ft), has a depth of 1168 mm (45.98 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 36,824.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 890,513.406 cm⁴, Iy = 48,524.889 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1168 mm	45.98 in
Width (b)	508 mm	20.00 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	289.1 kg/m	194.29 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	36,824.92 mm²	57.079 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	890,513.41 cm⁴	21394.58 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	48,524.89 cm⁴	1165.81 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	15,248.52 cm³	930.526 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,910.43 cm³	116.582 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,930.24 cm³	1033.151 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,909.82 cm³	177.569 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	49.18 cm	19.360 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.48 cm	4.519 in