W 708 x 214,8 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 708 x 214,8 (México) · Doble T 708 x 214,8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 708 (UK / Australia)

The W 708 x 214,8 steel profile weighs 214.8 kg/m (144.33 lb/ft), has a depth of 708 mm (27.87 in), flange width 302 mm (11.89 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,364.991 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 237,141.526 cm⁴, Iy = 12,886.608 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	708 mm	27.87 in
Width (b)	302 mm	11.89 in
Web thickness (tw)	15 mm	0.59 in
Flange thickness (tf)	28 mm	1.10 in
Fillet radius (r)	28 mm	1.10 in
Weight	214.8 kg/m	144.33 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,364.99 mm²	42.416 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	237,141.53 cm⁴	5697.33 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	12,886.61 cm⁴	309.60 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,698.91 cm³	408.794 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	853.42 cm³	52.079 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,559.41 cm³	461.305 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,322.79 cm³	80.722 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.44 cm	11.590 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.86 cm	2.702 in