W 450 x 76,0 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 450 x 76,0 (México) · Doble T 450 x 76,0 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The W 450 x 76,0 steel profile weighs 76.0 kg/m (51.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,676.124 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 33,450.758 cm⁴, Iy = 1,871.566 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	9 mm	0.35 in
Flange thickness (tf)	14 mm	0.55 in
Fillet radius (r)	18 mm	0.71 in
Weight	76.0 kg/m	51.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,676.12 mm²	14.998 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	33,450.76 cm⁴	803.65 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,871.57 cm⁴	44.96 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,486.7 cm³	90.724 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	187.16 cm³	11.421 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,679.05 cm³	102.463 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	290.92 cm³	17.753 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.59 cm	7.320 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.4 cm	1.731 in