I 500x150x6x16 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 500x150x6x16 (México) · Doble T I 500x150x6x16 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x150x6x16 steel profile weighs 59.7 kg/m (40.15 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,608 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 33,246.122 cm⁴, Iy = 900.842 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	59.7 kg/m	40.15 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,608 mm²	11.792 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	33,246.12 cm⁴	798.74 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	900.84 cm⁴	21.64 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,329.84 cm³	81.152 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	120.11 cm³	7.330 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,490.14 cm³	90.934 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	184.21 cm³	11.241 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.9 cm	8.230 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.44 cm	1.355 in