I 938x260x9.5x19.1 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 938x260x9.5x19.1 (México) · Doble T I 938x260x9.5x19.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 938 (UK / Australia)

The I 938x260x9.5x19.1 steel profile weighs 145.1 kg/m (97.49 lb/ft), has a depth of 938 mm (36.93 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 18,480.1 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 267,363.089 cm⁴, Iy = 5,601.456 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	938 mm	36.93 in
Width (b)	260 mm	10.24 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19.1 mm	0.75 in
Weight	145.1 kg/m	97.49 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	18,480.1 mm²	28.644 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	267,363.09 cm⁴	6423.40 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	5,601.46 cm⁴	134.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,700.71 cm³	347.880 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	430.88 cm³	26.294 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,486.15 cm³	395.811 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	665.88 cm³	40.635 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.04 cm	14.975 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.51 cm	2.168 in