W 1020 x 482,9 Arval · Weight & Dimensions

Arval, hot-rolled 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: IPR 1020 x 482,9 (México) · Doble T 1020 x 482,9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1020 (UK / Australia)

The W 1020 x 482,9 steel profile weighs 482.9 kg/m (324.48 lb/ft), has a depth of 1020 mm (40.16 in), flange width 404 mm (15.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,511.767 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,067,483.176 cm⁴, Iy = 50,711.686 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1020 mm	40.16 in
Width (b)	404 mm	15.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	25.4 mm	1.00 in
Flange thickness (tf)	46 mm	1.81 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	482.9 kg/m	324.48 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,511.77 mm²	95.343 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,067,483.18 cm⁴	25646.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	50,711.69 cm⁴	1218.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,931.04 cm³	1277.296 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,510.48 cm³	153.200 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	23,922.63 cm³	1459.854 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,918.63 cm³	239.131 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	41.66 cm	16.401 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.08 cm	3.575 in