W 596 x 94,6 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 596 x 94,6 (México) · Doble T 596 x 94,6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 596 (UK / Australia)

The W 596 x 94,6 steel profile weighs 94.6 kg/m (63.56 lb/ft), has a depth of 596 mm (23.46 in), flange width 199 mm (7.83 in). Cross-sectional area: 12,045.469 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 68,715.901 cm⁴, Iy = 1,979.657 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	596 mm	23.46 in
Width (b)	199 mm	7.83 in
Web thickness (tw)	10 mm	0.39 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15 mm	0.59 in
Fillet radius (r)	22 mm	0.87 in
Weight	94.6 kg/m	63.56 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	12,045.47 mm²	18.670 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	68,715.9 cm⁴	1650.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,979.66 cm⁴	47.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,305.9 cm³	140.715 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	198.96 cm³	12.141 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,650.71 cm³	161.757 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	315.28 cm³	19.239 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.88 cm	9.403 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.05 cm	1.596 in