I 1575x508x12.7x28.6 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 1575x508x12.7x28.6 (México) · Doble T I 1575x508x12.7x28.6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1575 (UK / Australia)

The I 1575x508x12.7x28.6 steel profile weighs 379.4 kg/m (254.96 lb/ft), has a depth of 1575 mm (62.01 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 48,333.66 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,107,427.377 cm⁴, Iy = 62,515.246 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1575 mm	62.01 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	379.4 kg/m	254.96 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	48,333.66 mm²	74.917 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,107,427.38 cm⁴	50630.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	62,515.25 cm⁴	1501.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26,760.98 cm³	1633.062 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,461.23 cm³	150.194 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	29,781.64 cm³	1817.395 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,751.52 cm³	228.933 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	66.03 cm	25.997 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.37 cm	4.477 in