I 300x150x6x16 Cintac · Weight & Dimensions

Cintac, 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 300x150x6x16 (México) · Doble T I 300x150x6x16 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The I 300x150x6x16 steel profile weighs 50.3 kg/m (33.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,408 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 10,651.402 cm⁴, Iy = 900.482 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	6 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	50.3 kg/m	33.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,408 mm²	9.932 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	10,651.4 cm⁴	255.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	900.48 cm⁴	21.63 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	710.09 cm³	43.333 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	120.06 cm³	7.327 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	789.34 cm³	48.168 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	182.41 cm³	11.132 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.89 cm	5.076 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.75 cm	1.476 in