W 933 x 447,2 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 933 x 447,2 (México) · Doble T 933 x 447,2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 933 (UK / Australia)

The W 933 x 447,2 steel profile weighs 447.2 kg/m (300.53 lb/ft), has a depth of 933 mm (36.73 in), flange width 423 mm (16.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 56,466.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 838,168.219 cm⁴, Iy = 53,961.535 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	933 mm	36.73 in
Width (b)	423 mm	16.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	24 mm	0.94 in
Flange thickness (tf)	42.7 mm	1.68 in
Weight	447.2 kg/m	300.53 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	56,466.6 mm²	87.523 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	838,168.22 cm⁴	20136.99 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	53,961.54 cm⁴	1296.43 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	17,967.16 cm³	1096.428 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,551.37 cm³	155.695 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	20,391.24 cm³	1244.355 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,942.19 cm³	240.568 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.53 cm	15.168 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.78 cm	3.849 in