I 944x260x12.7x22.2 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 944x260x12.7x22.2 (México) · Doble T I 944x260x12.7x22.2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 944 (UK / Australia)

The I 944x260x12.7x22.2 steel profile weighs 180.3 kg/m (121.17 lb/ft), has a depth of 944 mm (37.17 in), flange width 260 mm (10.24 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,968.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 322,324.905 cm⁴, Iy = 6,518.476 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	944 mm	37.17 in
Width (b)	260 mm	10.24 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.2 mm	0.87 in
Weight	180.3 kg/m	121.17 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,968.92 mm²	35.602 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	322,324.91 cm⁴	7743.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	6,518.48 cm⁴	156.61 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,828.92 cm³	416.728 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	501.42 cm³	30.599 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,890.09 cm³	481.485 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	786.63 cm³	48.004 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	37.46 cm	14.748 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.33 cm	2.097 in