I 1200x300x16x25 CISC · Weight & Dimensions

CISC, welded 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: I 1200x300x16x25 (México) · Doble T I 1200x300x16x25 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The I 1200x300x16x25 steel profile weighs 262.2 kg/m (176.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 33,400 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 720,595.833 cm⁴, Iy = 11,289.253 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1200 mm	47.24 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	262.2 kg/m	176.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	33,400 mm²	51.770 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	720,595.83 cm⁴	17312.31 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,289.25 cm⁴	271.22 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,009.93 cm³	732.894 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	752.62 cm³	45.928 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,102.5 cm³	860.591 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,198.6 cm³	73.143 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	46.45 cm	18.287 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.81 cm	2.289 in