W 700 x 240,5 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 700 x 240,5 (México) · Doble T 700 x 240,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The W 700 x 240,5 steel profile weighs 240.5 kg/m (161.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,637.779 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 256,888.428 cm⁴, Iy = 14,440.856 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	700 mm	27.56 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	17 mm	0.67 in
Flange thickness (tf)	32 mm	1.26 in
Fillet radius (r)	27 mm	1.06 in
Weight	240.5 kg/m	161.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,637.78 mm²	47.489 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	256,888.43 cm⁴	6171.74 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	14,440.86 cm⁴	346.94 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,339.67 cm³	447.896 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	962.72 cm³	58.749 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,327.13 cm³	508.155 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,495.04 cm³	91.234 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	28.96 cm	11.400 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.87 cm	2.703 in