I 700x240x12.5x22.2 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 700x240x12.5x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 700x240x12.5x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The I 700x240x12.5x22.2 steel profile weighs 148.0 kg/m (99.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 240 mm (9.45 in). Cross-sectional area: 18,851 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 151,783.879 cm⁴, Iy = 5,125.551 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	700 mm	27.56 in
Width (b)	240 mm	9.45 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	148.0 kg/m	99.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	18,851 mm²	29.219 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	151,783.88 cm⁴	3646.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	5,125.55 cm⁴	123.14 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,336.68 cm³	264.642 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	427.13 cm³	26.065 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,954.48 cm³	302.342 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	664.97 cm³	40.579 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	28.38 cm	11.171 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.21 cm	2.053 in