I 1575x508x12.7x38.1 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 1575x508x12.7x38.1 (México) · Doble T I 1575x508x12.7x38.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1575 (UK / Australia)

The I 1575x508x12.7x38.1 steel profile weighs 453.3 kg/m (304.60 lb/ft), has a depth of 1575 mm (62.01 in), flange width 508 mm (20.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 57,744.36 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,642,660.698 cm⁴, Iy = 83,271.869 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)	38.1 mm	1.50 in
Weight	453.3 kg/m	304.60 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	57,744.36 mm²	89.504 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,642,660.7 cm⁴	63489.92 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	83,271.87 cm⁴	2000.61 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	33,557.6 cm³	2047.819 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,278.42 cm³	200.062 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	36,878.72 cm³	2250.487 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,976.55 cm³	303.689 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	67.65 cm	26.634 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.01 cm	4.728 in