I 1232x260x12.7x15.9 IMCA · Weight & Dimensions

IMCA, welded 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: I 1232x260x12.7x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 1232x260x12.7x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1232 (UK / Australia)

The I 1232x260x12.7x15.9 steel profile weighs 184.6 kg/m (124.02 lb/ft), has a depth of 1232 mm (48.50 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 23,510.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 488,677.341 cm⁴, Iy = 4,678.127 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1232 mm	48.50 in
Width (b)	260 mm	10.24 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	184.6 kg/m	124.02 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	23,510.54 mm²	36.441 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	488,677.34 cm⁴	11740.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,678.13 cm⁴	112.39 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,933.07 cm³	484.108 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	359.86 cm³	21.960 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,600.88 cm³	585.884 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	585.82 cm³	35.749 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	45.59 cm	17.949 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.46 cm	1.756 in