I 1564x360x12.7x31.8 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 1564x360x12.7x31.8 (México) · Doble T I 1564x360x12.7x31.8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1564 (UK / Australia)

The I 1564x360x12.7x31.8 steel profile weighs 329.3 kg/m (221.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 1564 mm (61.57 in), flange width 360 mm (14.17 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,951.08 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,701,453.598 cm⁴, Iy = 24,753.292 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1564 mm	61.57 in
Width (b)	360 mm	14.17 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.8 mm	1.25 in
Weight	329.3 kg/m	221.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,951.08 mm²	65.024 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,701,453.6 cm⁴	40877.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	24,753.29 cm⁴	594.70 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	21,757.72 cm³	1327.743 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,375.18 cm³	83.919 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	24,688.19 cm³	1506.572 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,121.14 cm³	129.440 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	63.69 cm	25.073 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.68 cm	3.024 in