W 1036 x 486,7 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 1036 x 486,7 (México) · Doble T 1036 x 486,7 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1036.3 (UK / Australia)

The W 1036 x 486,7 steel profile weighs 486.7 kg/m (327.06 lb/ft), has a depth of 1036.3 mm (40.80 in), flange width 308.5 mm (12.15 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,995.267 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,021,884.457 cm⁴, Iy = 26,721.16 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1036.3 mm	40.80 in
Width (b)	308.5 mm	12.15 in
Web thickness (tw)	30 mm	1.18 in
Flange thickness (tf)	54.1 mm	2.13 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	486.7 kg/m	327.06 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,995.27 mm²	96.093 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,021,884.46 cm⁴	24550.77 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,721.16 cm⁴	641.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	19,721.79 cm³	1203.502 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,732.33 cm³	105.714 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	23,206.38 cm³	1416.146 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,800 cm³	170.867 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	40.6 cm	15.984 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.57 cm	2.585 in