I 482x150x7.9x15.9 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 482x150x7.9x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 482x150x7.9x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 482 (UK / Australia)

The I 482x150x7.9x15.9 steel profile weighs 65.4 kg/m (43.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 482 mm (18.98 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,326.58 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 31,924.082 cm⁴, Iy = 896.225 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	482 mm	18.98 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	7.9 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	65.4 kg/m	43.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,326.58 mm²	12.906 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	31,924.08 cm⁴	766.98 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	896.22 cm⁴	21.53 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,324.65 cm³	80.835 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	119.5 cm³	7.292 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,511.94 cm³	92.265 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	185.9 cm³	11.344 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.58 cm	7.709 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.28 cm	1.292 in