I 932x260x12.7x15.9 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 932x260x12.7x15.9 (México) · Doble T I 932x260x12.7x15.9 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 932 (UK / Australia)

The I 932x260x12.7x15.9 steel profile weighs 154.7 kg/m (103.92 lb/ft), has a depth of 932 mm (36.69 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,700.54 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 250,692.11 cm⁴, Iy = 4,673.006 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	932 mm	36.69 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	154.7 kg/m	103.92 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,700.54 mm²	30.536 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	250,692.11 cm⁴	6022.88 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,673.01 cm⁴	112.27 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,379.66 cm³	328.288 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	359.46 cm³	21.936 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,360.05 cm³	388.116 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	573.72 cm³	35.011 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	35.67 cm	14.044 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.87 cm	1.917 in