I 600x600x20x44.5 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 600x600x20x44.5 (México) · Doble T I 600x600x20x44.5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The I 600x600x20x44.5 steel profile weighs 499.4 kg/m (335.61 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 63,620 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 435,074.65 cm⁴, Iy = 160,234.067 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)	44.5 mm	1.75 in
Weight	499.4 kg/m	335.61 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	63,620 mm²	98.611 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	435,074.65 cm⁴	10452.67 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	160,234.07 cm⁴	3849.62 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,502.49 cm³	885.000 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,341.14 cm³	325.937 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,137.46 cm³	984.772 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,061.1 cm³	491.921 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.15 cm	10.296 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.87 cm	6.248 in