W 500 x 187,3 Cintac · Weight & Dimensions

Cintac, hot-rolled 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: IPR 500 x 187,3 (México) · Doble T 500 x 187,3 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The W 500 x 187,3 steel profile weighs 187.3 kg/m (125.87 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 23,863.779 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 107,175.788 cm⁴, Iy = 12,623.922 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	14.5 mm	0.57 in
Flange thickness (tf)	28 mm	1.10 in
Fillet radius (r)	27 mm	1.06 in
Weight	187.3 kg/m	125.87 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	23,863.78 mm²	36.989 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	107,175.79 cm⁴	2574.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	12,623.92 cm⁴	303.29 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,287.03 cm³	261.612 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	841.59 cm³	51.357 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,814.57 cm³	293.804 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,291.65 cm³	78.822 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.19 cm	8.343 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.27 cm	2.863 in