W 790 x 224,3 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 790 x 224,3 (México) · Doble T 790 x 224,3 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 790 (UK / Australia)

The W 790 x 224,3 steel profile weighs 224.3 kg/m (150.76 lb/ft), has a depth of 790 mm (31.10 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 28,582.567 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 303,442.648 cm⁴, Iy = 12,638.669 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	790 mm	31.10 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	15 mm	0.59 in
Flange thickness (tf)	28 mm	1.10 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	224.3 kg/m	150.76 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	28,582.57 mm²	44.303 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	303,442.65 cm⁴	7290.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	12,638.67 cm⁴	303.64 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,682.09 cm³	468.792 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	842.58 cm³	51.417 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,699.49 cm³	530.878 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,312.26 cm³	80.079 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	32.58 cm	12.828 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.65 cm	2.618 in