W 427 x 500,4 IMCA · Weight & Dimensions

IMCA, hot-rolled 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: IPR 427 x 500,4 (México) · Doble T 427 x 500,4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 427 (UK / Australia)

The W 427 x 500,4 steel profile weighs 500.4 kg/m (336.24 lb/ft), has a depth of 427 mm (16.81 in), flange width 340 mm (13.39 in). Cross-sectional area: 63,551.68 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 168,469.217 cm⁴, Iy = 49,407.106 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	427 mm	16.81 in
Width (b)	340 mm	13.39 in
Web thickness (tw)	45.1 mm	1.78 in
Flange thickness (tf)	75.1 mm	2.96 in
Weight	500.4 kg/m	336.24 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	63,551.68 mm²	98.505 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	168,469.22 cm⁴	4047.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	49,407.11 cm⁴	1187.01 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,890.83 cm³	481.530 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,906.3 cm³	177.354 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,849.29 cm³	601.043 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,481.53 cm³	273.481 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	16.28 cm	6.410 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.82 cm	3.471 in