I 600x600x60x60 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 600x600x60x60 (México) · Doble T I 600x600x60x60 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The I 600x600x60x60 steel profile weighs 791.3 kg/m (531.74 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 100,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 582,336 cm⁴, Iy = 216,864 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)	60 mm	2.36 in
Flange thickness (tf)	60 mm	2.36 in
Weight	791.3 kg/m	531.74 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	100,800 mm²	156.240 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	582,336 cm⁴	13990.62 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	216,864 cm⁴	5210.16 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	19,411.2 cm³	1184.549 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	7,228.8 cm³	441.130 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	22,896 cm³	1397.206 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	11,232 cm³	685.422 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	24.04 cm	9.463 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.67 cm	5.775 in