W 496 x 79,5 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 496 x 79,5 (México) · Doble T 496 x 79,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 496 (UK / Australia)

The W 496 x 79,5 steel profile weighs 79.5 kg/m (53.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 496 mm (19.53 in), flange width 199 mm (7.83 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,127.363 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 41,869.075 cm⁴, Iy = 1,844.894 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	496 mm	19.53 in
Width (b)	199 mm	7.83 in
Web thickness (tw)	9 mm	0.35 in
Flange thickness (tf)	14 mm	0.55 in
Fillet radius (r)	20 mm	0.79 in
Weight	79.5 kg/m	53.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,127.36 mm²	15.697 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	41,869.08 cm⁴	1005.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,844.89 cm⁴	44.32 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,688.27 cm³	103.025 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	185.42 cm³	11.315 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,914.47 cm³	116.829 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	289.76 cm³	17.683 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.33 cm	8.005 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.27 cm	1.680 in