I 1544x300x12.7x22.2 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 1544x300x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 1544x300x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1544 (UK / Australia)

The I 1544x300x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 254.1 kg/m (170.76 lb/ft), has a depth of 1544 mm (60.79 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,364.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,128,142.986 cm⁴, Iy = 10,015.598 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1544 mm	60.79 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	254.1 kg/m	170.76 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,364.92 mm²	50.166 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,128,142.99 cm⁴	27103.64 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,015.6 cm⁴	240.62 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,613.25 cm³	891.759 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	667.71 cm³	40.746 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	17,275.13 cm³	1054.197 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,059.47 cm³	64.653 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	59.04 cm	23.244 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.56 cm	2.190 in