I 1889x600x12.7x44.5 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 1889x600x12.7x44.5 (México) · Doble T I 1889x600x12.7x44.5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1889 (UK / Australia)

The I 1889x600x12.7x44.5 steel profile weighs 598.6 kg/m (402.29 lb/ft), has a depth of 1889 mm (74.37 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 76,260 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,160,011.845 cm⁴, Iy = 160,230.726 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1889 mm	74.37 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	44.5 mm	1.75 in
Weight	598.6 kg/m	402.29 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	76,260 mm²	118.203 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,160,011.85 cm⁴	123969.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	160,230.73 cm⁴	3849.54 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	54,632.21 cm³	3333.876 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,341.02 cm³	325.931 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	59,535.15 cm³	3633.073 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,082.58 cm³	493.231 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	82.26 cm	32.385 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.5 cm	5.707 in