I 500x500x16x32 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 500x500x16x32 (México) · Doble T I 500x500x16x32 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The I 500x500x16x32 steel profile weighs 306.0 kg/m (205.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 38,976 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 186,543.181 cm⁴, Iy = 66,681.549 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	32 mm	1.26 in
Weight	306.0 kg/m	205.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	38,976 mm²	60.413 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	186,543.18 cm⁴	4481.70 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	66,681.55 cm⁴	1602.02 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,461.73 cm³	455.344 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,667.26 cm³	162.767 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,248.38 cm³	503.349 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,027.9 cm³	245.799 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.88 cm	8.613 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.08 cm	5.150 in