W 498 x 744,5 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 498 x 744,5 (México) · Doble T 498 x 744,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 498 (UK / Australia)

The W 498 x 744,5 steel profile weighs 744.5 kg/m (500.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 498 mm (19.61 in), flange width 432 mm (17.01 in). Cross-sectional area: 94,612.72 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 341,646.441 cm⁴, Iy = 119,912.922 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	498 mm	19.61 in
Width (b)	432 mm	17.01 in
Web thickness (tw)	55.6 mm	2.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	88.9 mm	3.50 in
Weight	744.5 kg/m	500.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	94,612.72 mm²	146.650 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	341,646.44 cm⁴	8208.06 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	119,912.92 cm⁴	2880.91 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,720.74 cm³	837.294 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,551.52 cm³	338.776 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	17,136.54 cm³	1045.740 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,542.9 cm³	521.322 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19 cm	7.481 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.26 cm	4.432 in