W 460 x 74,0 Gerdau · Weight & Dimensions

Gerdau · 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: IPR 460 x 74,0 (México) · Doble T 460 x 74,0 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 457 (UK / Australia)

The W 460 x 74,0 steel profile weighs 74.0 kg/m (49.73 lb/ft), has a depth of 457 mm (17.99 in), flange width 190 mm (7.48 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,485.611 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 33,414.229 cm⁴, Iy = 1,660.892 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	457 mm	17.99 in
Width (b)	190 mm	7.48 in
Web thickness (tw)	9 mm	0.35 in
Flange thickness (tf)	14.5 mm	0.57 in
Fillet radius (r)	12 mm	0.47 in
Weight	74.0 kg/m	49.73 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,485.61 mm²	14.703 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	33,414.23 cm⁴	802.78 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,660.89 cm⁴	39.90 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,462.33 cm³	89.237 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	174.83 cm³	10.669 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,657.37 cm³	101.140 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	271.28 cm³	16.555 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.77 cm	7.389 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.18 cm	1.647 in