W 535 x 84,8 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 535 x 84,8 (México) · Doble T 535 x 84,8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 534.9 (UK / Australia)

The W 535 x 84,8 steel profile weighs 84.8 kg/m (56.97 lb/ft), has a depth of 534.9 mm (21.06 in), flange width 166.5 mm (6.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,802.523 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 48,631.405 cm⁴, Iy = 1,274.865 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	534.9 mm	21.06 in
Width (b)	166.5 mm	6.56 in
Web thickness (tw)	10.3 mm	0.41 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16.5 mm	0.65 in
Fillet radius (r)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Weight	84.8 kg/m	56.97 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,802.52 mm²	16.744 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	48,631.41 cm⁴	1168.37 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,274.86 cm⁴	30.63 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,818.34 cm³	110.962 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	153.14 cm³	9.345 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,107.18 cm³	128.588 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	243.13 cm³	14.837 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.22 cm	8.353 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.44 cm	1.352 in