I 1576x450x12.7x38.1 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 1576x450x12.7x38.1 (México) · Doble T I 1576x450x12.7x38.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1576 (UK / Australia)

The I 1576x450x12.7x38.1 steel profile weighs 418.7 kg/m (281.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 1576 mm (62.05 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 53,337.46 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,384,972.629 cm⁴, Iy = 57,889.976 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1576 mm	62.05 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	38.1 mm	1.50 in
Weight	418.7 kg/m	281.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	53,337.46 mm²	82.673 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,384,972.63 cm⁴	57298.97 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	57,889.98 cm⁴	1390.81 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	30,266.15 cm³	1846.962 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,572.89 cm³	157.008 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	33,509.14 cm³	2044.862 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,918.1 cm³	239.098 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	66.87 cm	26.326 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.42 cm	4.102 in