W 396 x 56,6 KS · Weight & Dimensions

KS, hot-rolled 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: IPR 396 x 56,6 (México) · Doble T 396 x 56,6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 396 (UK / Australia)

The W 396 x 56,6 steel profile weighs 56.6 kg/m (38.07 lb/ft), has a depth of 396 mm (15.59 in), flange width 199 mm (7.83 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,215.752 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 20,018.826 cm⁴, Iy = 1,447.143 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	396 mm	15.59 in
Width (b)	199 mm	7.83 in
Web thickness (tw)	7 mm	0.28 in
Flange thickness (tf)	11 mm	0.43 in
Fillet radius (r)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	56.6 kg/m	38.07 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,215.75 mm²	11.184 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	20,018.83 cm⁴	480.95 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,447.14 cm⁴	34.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,011.05 cm³	61.698 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	145.44 cm³	8.875 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,127.86 cm³	68.826 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	223.94 cm³	13.666 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	16.66 cm	6.558 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.48 cm	1.763 in