I 782x260x9.5x15.9 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 782x260x9.5x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 782x260x9.5x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 782 (UK / Australia)

The I 782x260x9.5x15.9 steel profile weighs 120.8 kg/m (81.18 lb/ft), has a depth of 782 mm (30.79 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 15,394.9 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 154,756.716 cm⁴, Iy = 4,663 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15.9 mm	0.63 in
Weight	120.8 kg/m	81.18 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	15,394.9 mm²	23.862 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	154,756.72 cm⁴	3718.03 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,663 cm⁴	112.03 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,957.97 cm³	241.531 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	358.69 cm³	21.889 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,503.71 cm³	274.834 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	554.35 cm³	33.828 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	31.71 cm	12.483 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.5 cm	2.167 in