I 1538x300x12.7x19.1 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 1538x300x12.7x19.1 (México) · Doble T I 1538x300x12.7x19.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1538 (UK / Australia)

The I 1538x300x12.7x19.1 steel profile weighs 239.5 kg/m (160.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 1538 mm (60.55 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,507.46 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,018,051.374 cm⁴, Iy = 8,620.601 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1538 mm	60.55 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19.1 mm	0.75 in
Weight	239.5 kg/m	160.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,507.46 mm²	47.287 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,018,051.37 cm⁴	24458.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,620.6 cm⁴	207.11 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,238.64 cm³	807.875 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	574.71 cm³	35.071 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,845.14 cm³	966.934 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	919.98 cm³	56.141 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	57.77 cm	22.743 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.32 cm	2.093 in