W 200 x 42,5 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 200 x 42,5 (México) · Doble T 200 x 42,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The W 200 x 42,5 steel profile weighs 42.5 kg/m (28.54 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 205 mm (8.07 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,413.841 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,887.674 cm⁴, Iy = 1,293.794 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	200 mm	7.87 in
Width (b)	205 mm	8.07 in
Web thickness (tw)	9 mm	0.35 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9 mm	0.35 in
Fillet radius (r)	10 mm	0.39 in
Weight	42.5 kg/m	28.54 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,413.84 mm²	8.391 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,887.67 cm⁴	93.40 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,293.79 cm⁴	31.08 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	388.77 cm³	23.724 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	126.22 cm³	7.703 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	434.54 cm³	26.518 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	193.38 cm³	11.801 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.47 cm	3.336 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.89 cm	1.925 in