I 500x350x8x12 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 500x350x8x12 (México) · Doble T I 500x350x8x12 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x350x8x12 steel profile weighs 95.8 kg/m (64.41 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 12,208 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 57,210.332 cm⁴, Iy = 8,577.031 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12 mm	0.47 in
Weight	95.8 kg/m	64.41 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	12,208 mm²	18.922 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	57,210.33 cm⁴	1374.48 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,577.03 cm⁴	206.06 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,288.41 cm³	139.648 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	490.12 cm³	29.909 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,502.75 cm³	152.728 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	742.62 cm³	45.317 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.65 cm	8.523 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.38 cm	3.300 in