I 500x150x6x12 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 500x150x6x12 (México) · Doble T I 500x150x6x12 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x150x6x12 steel profile weighs 50.7 kg/m (34.08 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,456 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 26,829.789 cm⁴, Iy = 675.857 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)	6 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12 mm	0.47 in
Weight	50.7 kg/m	34.08 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,456 mm²	10.007 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	26,829.79 cm⁴	644.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	675.86 cm⁴	16.24 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,073.19 cm³	65.490 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	90.11 cm³	5.499 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,218.26 cm³	74.343 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	139.28 cm³	8.500 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.39 cm	8.026 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.24 cm	1.274 in