I 938x225x12.7x19.1 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 938x225x12.7x19.1 (México) · Doble T I 938x225x12.7x19.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 938 (UK / Australia)

The I 938x225x12.7x19.1 steel profile weighs 157.2 kg/m (105.67 lb/ft), has a depth of 938 mm (36.93 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,022.46 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 258,562.759 cm⁴, Iy = 3,641.375 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	938 mm	36.93 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19.1 mm	0.75 in
Weight	157.2 kg/m	105.67 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,022.46 mm²	31.035 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	258,562.76 cm⁴	6211.97 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,641.38 cm⁴	87.48 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,513.07 cm³	336.429 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	323.68 cm³	19.752 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,519.58 cm³	397.851 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	519.75 cm³	31.717 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	35.94 cm	14.148 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.26 cm	1.679 in