W 554 x 196,5 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 554 x 196,5 (México) · Doble T 554 x 196,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 554 (UK / Australia)

The W 554 x 196,5 steel profile weighs 196.5 kg/m (132.04 lb/ft), has a depth of 554 mm (21.81 in), flange width 316 mm (12.44 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,894.7 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 133,142.386 cm⁴, Iy = 13,850.157 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	554 mm	21.81 in
Width (b)	316 mm	12.44 in
Web thickness (tw)	16.5 mm	0.65 in
Flange thickness (tf)	26.3 mm	1.04 in
Weight	196.5 kg/m	132.04 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,894.7 mm²	38.587 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	133,142.39 cm⁴	3198.75 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,850.16 cm⁴	332.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,806.58 cm³	293.317 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	876.59 cm³	53.493 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,422.64 cm³	330.911 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,347.23 cm³	82.214 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.13 cm	9.105 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.46 cm	2.937 in