VS 1000x140 · Weight & Dimensions

BR — 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: VS 1000x140 (México) · Doble T VS 1000x140 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1000x140 steel profile weighs 139.7 kg/m (93.88 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 305,592.71 cm⁴, Iy = 13,337.49 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1000 mm	39.37 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	139.7 kg/m	93.88 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,800 mm²	27.590 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	305,592.71 cm⁴	7341.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,337.49 cm⁴	320.43 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,111.85 cm³	372.970 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	666.87 cm³	40.695 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,838.75 cm³	417.328 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,015.6 cm³	61.976 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	41.43 cm	16.311 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.66 cm	3.409 in