I 1538x300x9.5x19.1 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 1538x300x9.5x19.1 (México) · Doble T I 1538x300x9.5x19.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1538 (UK / Australia)

The I 1538x300x9.5x19.1 steel profile weighs 201.8 kg/m (135.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 1538 mm (60.55 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 25,708.1 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 928,087.369 cm⁴, Iy = 8,605.716 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19.1 mm	0.75 in
Weight	201.8 kg/m	135.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	25,708.1 mm²	39.848 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	928,087.37 cm⁴	22297.30 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,605.72 cm⁴	206.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,068.76 cm³	736.484 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	573.71 cm³	35.010 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,045.62 cm³	857.120 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	893.34 cm³	54.515 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	60.08 cm	23.655 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.79 cm	2.278 in