W 890 x 251,6 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 890 x 251,6 (México) · Doble T 890 x 251,6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 890 (UK / Australia)

The W 890 x 251,6 steel profile weighs 251.6 kg/m (169.07 lb/ft), has a depth of 890 mm (35.04 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,052.567 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 422,075.018 cm⁴, Iy = 13,547.472 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	890 mm	35.04 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	30 mm	1.18 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	251.6 kg/m	169.07 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,052.57 mm²	49.681 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	422,075.02 cm⁴	10140.35 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,547.47 cm⁴	325.48 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,484.83 cm³	578.802 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	903.16 cm³	55.115 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,811.04 cm³	659.733 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,414.48 cm³	86.317 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	36.29 cm	14.287 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.5 cm	2.560 in