I 450x200x6x12 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 450x200x6x12 (México) · Doble T I 450x200x6x12 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The I 450x200x6x12 steel profile weighs 57.8 kg/m (38.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,356 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 26,892.479 cm⁴, Iy = 1,600.767 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	6 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12 mm	0.47 in
Weight	57.8 kg/m	38.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,356 mm²	11.402 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	26,892.48 cm⁴	646.09 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,600.77 cm⁴	38.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,195.22 cm³	72.937 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	160.08 cm³	9.769 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,323.41 cm³	80.760 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	243.83 cm³	14.880 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.12 cm	7.528 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.66 cm	1.837 in