I 400x200x6x16 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 400x200x6x16 (México) · Doble T I 400x200x6x16 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The I 400x200x6x16 steel profile weighs 67.6 kg/m (45.42 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,608 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 26,098.415 cm⁴, Iy = 2,133.996 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	6 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	67.6 kg/m	45.42 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,608 mm²	13.342 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	26,098.41 cm⁴	627.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,134 cm⁴	51.27 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,304.92 cm³	79.631 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	213.4 cm³	13.022 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,431.94 cm³	87.382 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	323.31 cm³	19.730 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.41 cm	6.855 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.98 cm	1.960 in