I 1551x360x12.7x25.4 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 1551x360x12.7x25.4 (México) · Doble T I 1551x360x12.7x25.4 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1551 (UK / Australia)

The I 1551x360x12.7x25.4 steel profile weighs 293.1 kg/m (196.98 lb/ft), has a depth of 1551 mm (61.06 in), flange width 360 mm (14.17 in). Cross-sectional area: 37,340.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,421,541.307 cm⁴, Iy = 19,776.648 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1551 mm	61.06 in
Width (b)	360 mm	14.17 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25.4 mm	1.00 in
Weight	293.1 kg/m	196.98 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	37,340.54 mm²	57.878 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,421,541.31 cm⁴	34152.53 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	19,776.65 cm⁴	475.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	18,330.64 cm³	1118.609 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,098.7 cm³	67.047 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	21,095.74 cm³	1287.347 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,706.41 cm³	104.132 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	61.7 cm	24.292 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.28 cm	2.865 in