W 970 x 222,2 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 970 x 222,2 (México) · Doble T 970 x 222,2 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 970.3 (UK / Australia)

The W 970 x 222,2 steel profile weighs 222.2 kg/m (149.29 lb/ft), has a depth of 970.3 mm (38.20 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 28,282.167 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 407,961.032 cm⁴, Iy = 9,545.821 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	970.3 mm	38.20 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	21.1 mm	0.83 in
Fillet radius (r)	30 mm	1.18 in
Weight	222.2 kg/m	149.29 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	28,282.17 mm²	43.837 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	407,961.03 cm⁴	9801.26 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	9,545.82 cm⁴	229.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,408.97 cm³	513.149 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	636.39 cm³	38.835 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,807.25 cm³	598.477 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,020.26 cm³	62.260 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	37.98 cm	14.953 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.81 cm	2.287 in