I 1400x400x16x30 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 1400x400x16x30 (México) · Doble T I 1400x400x16x30 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The I 1400x400x16x30 steel profile weighs 356.7 kg/m (239.70 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 45,440 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,447,133.867 cm⁴, Iy = 32,045.739 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1400 mm	55.12 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	356.7 kg/m	239.70 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	45,440 mm²	70.432 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,447,133.87 cm⁴	34767.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	32,045.74 cm⁴	769.90 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,673.34 cm³	1261.570 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,602.29 cm³	97.778 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	23,622.4 cm³	1441.533 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,485.76 cm³	151.691 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	56.43 cm	22.218 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.4 cm	3.306 in