I 609.6x304.8x7.9x9.5 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 609.6x304.8x7.9x9.5 (México) · Doble T I 609.6x304.8x7.9x9.5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 609.6 (UK / Australia)

The I 609.6x304.8x7.9x9.5 steel profile weighs 82.1 kg/m (55.16 lb/ft), has a depth of 609.6 mm (24.00 in), flange width 304.8 mm (12.00 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,456.94 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 65,704.606 cm⁴, Iy = 4,485.927 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	82.1 kg/m	55.16 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,456.94 mm²	16.208 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	65,704.61 cm⁴	1578.55 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,485.93 cm⁴	107.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,155.66 cm³	131.547 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	294.35 cm³	17.963 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,426.55 cm³	148.078 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	450.5 cm³	27.492 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.07 cm	9.869 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.55 cm	2.579 in