I 482x150x9.5x15.9 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 482x150x9.5x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 482x150x9.5x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 482 (UK / Australia)

The I 482x150x9.5x15.9 steel profile weighs 71.0 kg/m (47.74 lb/ft), has a depth of 482 mm (18.98 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,046.9 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 33,140.703 cm⁴, Iy = 897.592 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	71.0 kg/m	47.74 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,046.9 mm²	14.023 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	33,140.7 cm⁴	796.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	897.59 cm⁴	21.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,375.13 cm³	83.916 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	119.68 cm³	7.303 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,593.01 cm³	97.212 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	189.03 cm³	11.536 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.14 cm	7.535 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.15 cm	1.240 in