I 1473x508x12.7x22.2 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 1473x508x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 1473x508x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1473 (UK / Australia)

The I 1473x508x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 319.5 kg/m (214.70 lb/ft), has a depth of 1473 mm (57.99 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,698.42 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,495,529.402 cm⁴, Iy = 48,530.095 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1473 mm	57.99 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	319.5 kg/m	214.70 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,698.42 mm²	63.083 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,495,529.4 cm⁴	35930.09 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	48,530.1 cm⁴	1165.94 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,305.9 cm³	1239.147 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,910.63 cm³	116.595 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	22,841.39 cm³	1393.873 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,922.12 cm³	178.319 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	60.62 cm	23.866 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.92 cm	4.299 in