I 700x400x11x22 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 700x400x11x22 (México) · Doble T I 700x400x11x22 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The I 700x400x11x22 steel profile weighs 194.8 kg/m (130.91 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,816 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 228,209.485 cm⁴, Iy = 23,473.943 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	700 mm	27.56 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	11 mm	0.43 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22 mm	0.87 in
Weight	194.8 kg/m	130.91 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,816 mm²	38.465 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	228,209.48 cm⁴	5482.73 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	23,473.94 cm⁴	563.96 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,520.27 cm³	397.893 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,173.7 cm³	71.624 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,149.82 cm³	436.311 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,779.84 cm³	108.613 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.33 cm	11.939 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.73 cm	3.829 in