I 609.6x304.8x7.9x15.9 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 609.6x304.8x7.9x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 609.6x304.8x7.9x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 609.6 (UK / Australia)

The I 609.6x304.8x7.9x15.9 steel profile weighs 111.9 kg/m (75.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 609.6 mm (24.00 in), flange width 304.8 mm (12.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 14,257.26 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 98,131.15 cm⁴, Iy = 7,506.338 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	609.6 mm	24.00 in
Width (b)	304.8 mm	12.00 in
Web thickness (tw)	7.9 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	111.9 kg/m	75.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	14,257.26 mm²	22.099 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	98,131.15 cm⁴	2357.60 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	7,506.34 cm⁴	180.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,219.53 cm³	196.468 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	492.54 cm³	30.057 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,536.62 cm³	215.819 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	747.59 cm³	45.621 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.24 cm	10.329 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.26 cm	2.857 in