I 1400x550x16x35 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 1400x550x16x35 (México) · Doble T I 1400x550x16x35 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The I 1400x550x16x35 steel profile weighs 469.3 kg/m (315.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 59,780 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,107,432.017 cm⁴, Iy = 97,097.481 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1400 mm	55.12 in
Width (b)	550 mm	21.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	35 mm	1.38 in
Weight	469.3 kg/m	315.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	59,780 mm²	92.659 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,107,432.02 cm⁴	50631.05 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	97,097.48 cm⁴	2332.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	30,106.17 cm³	1837.199 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,530.82 cm³	215.465 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	33,351.85 cm³	2035.263 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,378.87 cm³	328.240 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	59.37 cm	23.376 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.74 cm	5.018 in