I 782x225x12.7x15.9 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 782x225x12.7x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 782x225x12.7x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 782 (UK / Australia)

The I 782x225x12.7x15.9 steel profile weighs 130.9 kg/m (87.99 lb/ft), has a depth of 782 mm (30.79 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 16,682.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 149,682.625 cm⁴, Iy = 3,031.321 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	782 mm	30.79 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	130.9 kg/m	87.99 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	16,682.54 mm²	25.858 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	149,682.62 cm⁴	3596.13 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,031.32 cm⁴	72.83 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,828.2 cm³	233.612 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	269.45 cm³	16.443 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,527.61 cm³	276.293 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	432.72 cm³	26.406 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.95 cm	11.793 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.26 cm	1.678 in