W 603 x 91,8 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 603 x 91,8 (México) · Doble T 603 x 91,8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 603 (UK / Australia)

The W 603 x 91,8 steel profile weighs 91.8 kg/m (61.72 lb/ft), has a depth of 603 mm (23.74 in), flange width 178.8 mm (7.04 in). Cross-sectional area: 11,748.153 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 64,577.166 cm⁴, Iy = 1,436.247 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	603 mm	23.74 in
Width (b)	178.8 mm	7.04 in
Web thickness (tw)	10.9 mm	0.43 in
Flange thickness (tf)	15 mm	0.59 in
Fillet radius (r)	12.7 mm	0.50 in
Weight	91.8 kg/m	61.72 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	11,748.15 mm²	18.210 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	64,577.17 cm⁴	1551.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,436.25 cm⁴	34.51 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,141.86 cm³	130.705 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	160.65 cm³	9.804 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,510.99 cm³	153.230 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	257.94 cm³	15.740 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.45 cm	9.230 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.5 cm	1.377 in