I 609.6x203.2x7.9x12.7 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 609.6x203.2x7.9x12.7 (México) · Doble T I 609.6x203.2x7.9x12.7 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 609.6 (UK / Australia)

The I 609.6x203.2x7.9x12.7 steel profile weighs 76.7 kg/m (51.57 lb/ft), has a depth of 609.6 mm (24.00 in), flange width 203.2 mm (8.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,776.46 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 59,105.641 cm⁴, Iy = 1,778.321 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	609.6 mm	24.00 in
Width (b)	203.2 mm	8.00 in
Web thickness (tw)	7.9 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Weight	76.7 kg/m	51.57 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,776.46 mm²	15.154 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	59,105.64 cm⁴	1420.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,778.32 cm⁴	42.72 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,939.16 cm³	118.335 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	175.03 cm³	10.681 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,214.43 cm³	135.133 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	271.31 cm³	16.556 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	24.59 cm	9.680 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.26 cm	1.679 in