W 514 x 820,5 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 514 x 820,5 (México) · Doble T 514 x 820,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 514 (UK / Australia)

The W 514 x 820,5 steel profile weighs 820.5 kg/m (551.36 lb/ft), has a depth of 514 mm (20.24 in), flange width 437 mm (17.20 in). Cross-sectional area: 104,138 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 391,716.876 cm⁴, Iy = 135,506.936 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	514 mm	20.24 in
Width (b)	437 mm	17.20 in
Web thickness (tw)	60.5 mm	2.38 in
Flange thickness (tf)	97 mm	3.82 in
Weight	820.5 kg/m	551.36 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	104,138 mm²	161.414 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	391,716.88 cm⁴	9411.00 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,506.94 cm⁴	3255.55 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	15,241.9 cm³	930.122 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,201.69 cm³	378.452 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	19,225.01 cm³	1173.187 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,554.82 cm³	583.073 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.39 cm	7.636 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.41 cm	4.491 in