I 1168x508x12.7x28.6 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 1168x508x12.7x28.6 (México) · Doble T I 1168x508x12.7x28.6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1168 (UK / Australia)

The I 1168x508x12.7x28.6 steel profile weighs 338.9 kg/m (227.73 lb/ft), has a depth of 1168 mm (45.98 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,164.76 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,088,340.108 cm⁴, Iy = 62,508.299 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)	28.6 mm	1.13 in
Weight	338.9 kg/m	227.73 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,164.76 mm²	66.905 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,088,340.11 cm⁴	26147.37 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	62,508.3 cm⁴	1501.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	18,635.96 cm³	1137.241 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,460.96 cm³	150.177 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	20,471.67 cm³	1249.263 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,735.11 cm³	227.931 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	50.21 cm	19.769 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.03 cm	4.738 in