W 744 x 417,5 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 744 x 417,5 (México) · Doble T 744 x 417,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 744 (UK / Australia)

The W 744 x 417,5 steel profile weighs 417.5 kg/m (280.59 lb/ft), has a depth of 744 mm (29.29 in), flange width 313 mm (12.32 in). Cross-sectional area: 53,191.779 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 472,508.475 cm⁴, Iy = 27,762.559 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	744 mm	29.29 in
Width (b)	313 mm	12.32 in
Web thickness (tw)	29.5 mm	1.16 in
Flange thickness (tf)	54 mm	2.13 in
Fillet radius (r)	27 mm	1.06 in
Weight	417.5 kg/m	280.59 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	53,191.78 mm²	82.447 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	472,508.48 cm⁴	11352.02 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	27,762.56 cm⁴	667.00 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,701.84 cm³	775.117 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,773.97 cm³	108.254 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,840.76 cm³	905.643 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,796.54 cm³	170.656 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.8 cm	11.734 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.22 cm	2.844 in