I 500x500x60x60 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 500x500x60x60 (México) · Doble T I 500x500x60x60 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x500x60x60 steel profile weighs 650.0 kg/m (436.79 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 82,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 319,636 cm⁴, Iy = 125,684 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)	60 mm	2.36 in
Flange thickness (tf)	60 mm	2.36 in
Weight	650.0 kg/m	436.79 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	82,800 mm²	128.340 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	319,636 cm⁴	7679.25 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	125,684 cm⁴	3019.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,785.44 cm³	780.219 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,027.36 cm³	306.790 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,366 cm³	937.695 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,842 cm³	478.550 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.65 cm	7.735 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.32 cm	4.851 in