I 500x200x6x16 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 500x200x6x16 (México) · Doble T I 500x200x6x16 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x200x6x16 steel profile weighs 72.3 kg/m (48.59 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,208 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 42,619.775 cm⁴, Iy = 2,134.176 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 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	72.3 kg/m	48.59 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,208 mm²	14.272 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	42,619.77 cm⁴	1023.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,134.18 cm⁴	51.27 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,704.79 cm³	104.033 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	213.42 cm³	13.024 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,877.34 cm³	114.563 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	324.21 cm³	19.785 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.51 cm	8.470 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.81 cm	1.895 in