I 1575x406.4x11.1x15.9 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 1575x406.4x11.1x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 1575x406.4x11.1x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1575 (UK / Australia)

The I 1575x406.4x11.1x15.9 steel profile weighs 235.9 kg/m (158.52 lb/ft), has a depth of 1575 mm (62.01 in), flange width 406.4 mm (16.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,053.04 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,125,331.994 cm⁴, Iy = 17,804.762 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1575 mm	62.01 in
Width (b)	406.4 mm	16.00 in
Web thickness (tw)	11.1 mm	0.44 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	235.9 kg/m	158.52 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,053.04 mm²	46.582 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,125,331.99 cm⁴	27036.10 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,804.76 cm⁴	427.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,289.93 cm³	872.029 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	876.22 cm³	53.470 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,683.1 cm³	1018.069 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,360.56 cm³	83.027 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	61.19 cm	24.091 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.7 cm	3.030 in