I 1544x360x12.7x22.2 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 1544x360x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 1544x360x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1544 (UK / Australia)

The I 1544x360x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 275.0 kg/m (184.79 lb/ft), has a depth of 1544 mm (60.79 in), flange width 360 mm (14.17 in). Cross-sectional area: 35,028.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,282,391.218 cm⁴, Iy = 17,288.318 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1544 mm	60.79 in
Width (b)	360 mm	14.17 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	275.0 kg/m	184.79 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	35,028.92 mm²	54.295 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,282,391.22 cm⁴	30809.45 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,288.32 cm⁴	415.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,611.29 cm³	1013.687 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	960.46 cm³	58.611 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	19,302.17 cm³	1177.895 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,499.03 cm³	91.477 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	60.51 cm	23.821 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.03 cm	2.766 in