W 560 x 219,0 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 560 x 219,0 (México) · Doble T 560 x 219,0 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 560.3 (UK / Australia)

The W 560 x 219,0 steel profile weighs 219.0 kg/m (147.18 lb/ft), has a depth of 560.3 mm (22.06 in), flange width 317.4 mm (12.50 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,859.383 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 150,975.813 cm⁴, Iy = 15,589.233 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	560.3 mm	22.06 in
Width (b)	317.4 mm	12.50 in
Web thickness (tw)	18.3 mm	0.72 in
Flange thickness (tf)	29.2 mm	1.15 in
Fillet radius (r)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Weight	219.0 kg/m	147.18 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,859.38 mm²	43.182 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	150,975.81 cm⁴	3627.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	15,589.23 cm⁴	374.53 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,389.11 cm³	328.865 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	982.31 cm³	59.944 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,109.09 cm³	372.801 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,514.52 cm³	92.422 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.28 cm	9.165 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.48 cm	2.945 in