I 400x400x14x22 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 400x400x14x22 (México) · Doble T I 400x400x14x22 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The I 400x400x14x22 steel profile weighs 177.3 kg/m (119.13 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,584 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 68,203.715 cm⁴, Iy = 23,474.807 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	14 mm	0.55 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22 mm	0.87 in
Weight	177.3 kg/m	119.13 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,584 mm²	35.005 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	68,203.72 cm⁴	1638.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	23,474.81 cm⁴	563.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,410.19 cm³	208.103 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,173.74 cm³	71.626 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,769.98 cm³	230.059 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,777.44 cm³	108.467 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.38 cm	6.842 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.2 cm	4.014 in