I 469x225x6.4x9.5 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 469x225x6.4x9.5 (México) · Doble T I 469x225x6.4x9.5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 469 (UK / Australia)

The I 469x225x6.4x9.5 steel profile weighs 56.2 kg/m (37.77 lb/ft), has a depth of 469 mm (18.46 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,155 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 27,428.829 cm⁴, Iy = 1,804.499 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	469 mm	18.46 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.4 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	56.2 kg/m	37.77 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,155 mm²	11.090 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	27,428.83 cm⁴	658.98 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,804.5 cm⁴	43.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,169.67 cm³	71.378 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	160.4 cm³	9.788 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,306.18 cm³	79.708 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	245.08 cm³	14.956 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.58 cm	7.708 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.02 cm	1.977 in