I 1473x508x12.7x34.9 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 1473x508x12.7x34.9 (México) · Doble T I 1473x508x12.7x34.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1473 (UK / Australia)

The I 1473x508x12.7x34.9 steel profile weighs 418.3 kg/m (281.07 lb/ft), has a depth of 1473 mm (57.99 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 53,279.04 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,126,078.435 cm⁴, Iy = 76,278.424 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)	34.9 mm	1.37 in
Weight	418.3 kg/m	281.07 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	53,279.04 mm²	82.583 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,126,078.43 cm⁴	51079.03 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	76,278.42 cm⁴	1832.59 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	28,867.32 cm³	1761.600 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,003.09 cm³	183.260 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	31,747.84 cm³	1937.380 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,559.8 cm³	278.257 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	63.17 cm	24.870 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.97 cm	4.711 in