I 1200x500x16x35 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 1200x500x16x35 (México) · Doble T I 1200x500x16x35 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The I 1200x500x16x35 steel profile weighs 416.7 kg/m (280.01 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 53,080 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,380,315.433 cm⁴, Iy = 72,955.237 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1200 mm	47.24 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	35 mm	1.38 in
Weight	416.7 kg/m	280.01 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	53,080 mm²	82.274 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,380,315.43 cm⁴	33162.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	72,955.24 cm⁴	1752.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	23,005.26 cm³	1403.873 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,918.21 cm³	178.081 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	25,495.1 cm³	1555.813 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,447.32 cm³	271.393 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	50.99 cm	20.077 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.72 cm	4.616 in