I 1244x260x12.7x22.2 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 1244x260x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 1244x260x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1244 (UK / Australia)

The I 1244x260x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 210.2 kg/m (141.27 lb/ft), has a depth of 1244 mm (48.98 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 26,778.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 613,565.298 cm⁴, Iy = 6,523.597 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1244 mm	48.98 in
Width (b)	260 mm	10.24 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	210.2 kg/m	141.27 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	26,778.92 mm²	41.507 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	613,565.3 cm⁴	14740.91 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	6,523.6 cm⁴	156.73 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,864.39 cm³	601.965 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	501.82 cm³	30.623 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,621.18 cm³	709.171 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	798.73 cm³	48.742 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	47.87 cm	18.845 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.94 cm	1.943 in