I 600x600x20x30 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 600x600x20x30 (México) · Doble T I 600x600x20x30 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The I 600x600x20x30 steel profile weighs 367.4 kg/m (246.88 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 46,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 318,924 cm⁴, Iy = 108,036 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	20 mm	0.79 in
Flange thickness (tf)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	367.4 kg/m	246.88 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	46,800 mm²	72.540 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	318,924 cm⁴	7662.15 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	108,036 cm⁴	2595.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,630.8 cm³	648.734 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,601.2 cm³	219.760 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,718 cm³	715.079 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,454 cm³	332.825 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.1 cm	10.277 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.19 cm	5.982 in