I 482x225x9.5x15.9 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 482x225x9.5x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 482x225x9.5x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 482 (UK / Australia)

The I 482x225x9.5x15.9 steel profile weighs 89.7 kg/m (60.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 482 mm (18.98 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 11,431.9 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 46,099.212 cm⁴, Iy = 3,021.732 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	482 mm	18.98 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	89.7 kg/m	60.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	11,431.9 mm²	17.719 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	46,099.21 cm⁴	1107.53 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,021.73 cm⁴	72.60 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,912.83 cm³	116.729 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	268.6 cm³	16.391 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,148.84 cm³	131.131 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	412.63 cm³	25.180 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.08 cm	7.906 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.14 cm	2.024 in