I 1564x450x12.7x31.8 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 1564x450x12.7x31.8 (México) · Doble T I 1564x450x12.7x31.8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1564 (UK / Australia)

The I 1564x450x12.7x31.8 steel profile weighs 374.2 kg/m (251.47 lb/ft), has a depth of 1564 mm (61.57 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 47,675.08 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,037,448.666 cm⁴, Iy = 48,321.862 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1564 mm	61.57 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.8 mm	1.25 in
Weight	374.2 kg/m	251.47 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	47,675.08 mm²	73.896 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,037,448.67 cm⁴	48949.70 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	48,321.86 cm⁴	1160.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26,054.33 cm³	1589.939 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,147.64 cm³	131.057 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	29,073.34 cm³	1774.172 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,280.25 cm³	200.174 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	65.37 cm	25.737 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.07 cm	3.964 in