I 1551x300x12.7x25.4 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 1551x300x12.7x25.4 (México) · Doble T I 1551x300x12.7x25.4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1551 (UK / Australia)

The I 1551x300x12.7x25.4 steel profile weighs 269.2 kg/m (180.89 lb/ft), has a depth of 1551 mm (61.06 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,292.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,244,172.822 cm⁴, Iy = 11,455.608 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1551 mm	61.06 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25.4 mm	1.00 in
Weight	269.2 kg/m	180.89 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	34,292.54 mm²	53.153 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,244,172.82 cm⁴	29891.25 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,455.61 cm⁴	275.22 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,043.49 cm³	979.038 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	763.71 cm³	46.604 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,770.73 cm³	1145.465 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,203.49 cm³	73.442 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	60.23 cm	23.714 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.78 cm	2.275 in