I 500x150x5x8 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 500x150x5x8 (México) · Doble T I 500x150x5x8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x150x5x8 steel profile weighs 37.8 kg/m (25.43 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,820 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 19,249.283 cm⁴, Iy = 450.504 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	5 mm	0.20 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	37.8 kg/m	25.43 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,820 mm²	7.471 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	19,249.28 cm⁴	462.46 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	450.5 cm⁴	10.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	769.97 cm³	46.987 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	60.07 cm³	3.666 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	883.22 cm³	53.898 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	93.03 cm³	5.677 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.98 cm	7.868 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.06 cm	1.204 in