I 1372x508x12.7x28.6 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 1372x508x12.7x28.6 (México) · Doble T I 1372x508x12.7x28.6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1372 (UK / Australia)

The I 1372x508x12.7x28.6 steel profile weighs 359.1 kg/m (241.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 1372 mm (54.02 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 45,755.56 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,551,769.344 cm⁴, Iy = 62,511.781 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1372 mm	54.02 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	359.1 kg/m	241.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	45,755.56 mm²	70.921 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,551,769.34 cm⁴	37281.26 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	62,511.78 cm⁴	1501.85 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	22,620.54 cm³	1380.396 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,461.09 cm³	150.186 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	25,006.61 cm³	1526.003 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,743.33 cm³	228.433 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	58.24 cm	22.928 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.69 cm	4.602 in