I 500x500x14x22 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 500x500x14x22 (México) · Doble T I 500x500x14x22 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x500x14x22 steel profile weighs 222.8 kg/m (149.73 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 28,384 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 136,817.129 cm⁴, Iy = 45,843.761 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	14 mm	0.55 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22 mm	0.87 in
Weight	222.8 kg/m	149.73 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	28,384 mm²	43.995 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	136,817.13 cm⁴	3287.03 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	45,843.76 cm⁴	1101.40 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,472.69 cm³	333.965 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,833.75 cm³	111.903 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,985.78 cm³	365.276 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,772.34 cm³	169.180 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.95 cm	8.644 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.71 cm	5.003 in