W 546 x 165,6 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 546 x 165,6 (México) · Doble T 546 x 165,6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 546 (UK / Australia)

The W 546 x 165,6 steel profile weighs 165.6 kg/m (111.31 lb/ft), has a depth of 546 mm (21.50 in), flange width 313 mm (12.32 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,919.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 110,103.99 cm⁴, Iy = 11,357.26 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	546 mm	21.50 in
Width (b)	313 mm	12.32 in
Web thickness (tw)	14 mm	0.55 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	165.6 kg/m	111.31 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,919.6 mm²	32.425 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	110,103.99 cm⁴	2645.25 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,357.26 cm⁴	272.86 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,033.11 cm³	246.117 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	725.7 cm³	44.285 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,520.29 cm³	275.846 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,112.03 cm³	67.861 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.94 cm	9.032 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.37 cm	2.901 in