I 782x260x12.7x15.9 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 782x260x12.7x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 782x260x12.7x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 782 (UK / Australia)

The I 782x260x12.7x15.9 steel profile weighs 139.7 kg/m (93.84 lb/ft), has a depth of 782 mm (30.79 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,795.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 166,015.718 cm⁴, Iy = 4,670.446 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	782 mm	30.79 in
Width (b)	260 mm	10.24 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	139.7 kg/m	93.84 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,795.54 mm²	27.583 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	166,015.72 cm⁴	3988.53 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,670.45 cm⁴	112.21 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,245.93 cm³	259.103 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	359.27 cm³	21.924 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,953.95 cm³	302.310 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	567.67 cm³	34.641 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.54 cm	12.025 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.12 cm	2.017 in