I 500x500x16x28 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 500x500x16x28 (México) · Doble T I 500x500x16x28 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x500x16x28 steel profile weighs 275.6 kg/m (185.18 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 35,104 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 167,802.185 cm⁴, Iy = 58,348.489 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	28 mm	1.10 in
Weight	275.6 kg/m	185.18 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	35,104 mm²	54.411 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	167,802.18 cm⁴	4031.45 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	58,348.49 cm⁴	1401.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,712.09 cm³	409.598 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,333.94 cm³	142.426 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,396.54 cm³	451.367 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,528.42 cm³	215.318 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.86 cm	8.608 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.89 cm	5.076 in