I 600x600x20x40 IAS · Weight & Dimensions

IAS, 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 600x600x20x40 (México) · Doble T I 600x600x20x40 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The I 600x600x20x40 steel profile weighs 458.4 kg/m (308.07 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 58,400 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 400,394.667 cm⁴, Iy = 144,034.667 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	20 mm	0.79 in
Flange thickness (tf)	40 mm	1.57 in
Weight	458.4 kg/m	308.07 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	58,400 mm²	90.520 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	400,394.67 cm⁴	9619.48 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	144,034.67 cm⁴	3460.43 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,346.49 cm³	814.456 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,801.16 cm³	292.986 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,792 cm³	902.667 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,252 cm³	442.546 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.18 cm	10.309 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.7 cm	6.183 in