W 530 x 101,0 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 530 x 101,0 (México) · Doble T 530 x 101,0 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 537 (UK / Australia)

The W 530 x 101,0 steel profile weighs 101.0 kg/m (67.87 lb/ft), has a depth of 537 mm (21.14 in), flange width 210 mm (8.27 in). Cross-sectional area: 13,001.732 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 62,195.848 cm⁴, Iy = 2,693.097 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	537 mm	21.14 in
Width (b)	210 mm	8.27 in
Web thickness (tw)	10.9 mm	0.43 in
Flange thickness (tf)	17.4 mm	0.69 in
Fillet radius (r)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	101.0 kg/m	67.87 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	13,001.73 mm²	20.153 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	62,195.85 cm⁴	1494.26 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,693.1 cm⁴	64.70 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,316.42 cm³	141.357 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	256.49 cm³	15.652 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,640.27 cm³	161.120 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	400.57 cm³	24.444 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.87 cm	8.611 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.55 cm	1.792 in