I 938x300x12.7x19.1 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 938x300x12.7x19.1 (México) · Doble T I 938x300x12.7x19.1 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 938 (UK / Australia)

The I 938x300x12.7x19.1 steel profile weighs 179.7 kg/m (120.75 lb/ft), has a depth of 938 mm (36.93 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,887.46 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 319,049.986 cm⁴, Iy = 8,610.359 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	938 mm	36.93 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19.1 mm	0.75 in
Weight	179.7 kg/m	120.75 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,887.46 mm²	35.476 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	319,049.99 cm⁴	7665.18 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,610.36 cm⁴	206.86 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,802.77 cm³	415.132 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	574.02 cm³	35.029 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,835.9 cm³	478.178 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	895.78 cm³	54.664 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	37.34 cm	14.699 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.13 cm	2.415 in