W 1016 x 392,5 British Steel · Weight & Dimensions

British Steel, 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 1016 x 392,5 (México) · Doble T 1016 x 392,5 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1015.9 (UK / Australia)

The W 1016 x 392,5 steel profile weighs 392.5 kg/m (263.76 lb/ft), has a depth of 1015.9 mm (40.00 in), flange width 303 mm (11.93 in). Cross-sectional area: 50,021.607 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 807,503.208 cm⁴, Iy = 20,495.993 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1015.9 mm	40.00 in
Width (b)	303 mm	11.93 in
Web thickness (tw)	24.4 mm	0.96 in
Flange thickness (tf)	43.9 mm	1.73 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	392.5 kg/m	263.76 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	50,021.61 mm²	77.533 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	807,503.21 cm⁴	19400.26 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	20,495.99 cm⁴	492.42 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	15,897.3 cm³	970.117 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,352.87 cm³	82.558 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,536.94 cm³	1131.198 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,167.95 cm³	132.297 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	40.18 cm	15.818 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.4 cm	2.520 in