VS 1000x180 · 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 1000x180 (México) · Doble T VS 1000x180 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1000x180 steel profile weighs 179.8 kg/m (120.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,896 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 425,094.72 cm⁴, Iy = 20,270.77 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	179.8 kg/m	120.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,896 mm²	35.489 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	425,094.72 cm⁴	10212.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	20,270.77 cm⁴	487.01 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,501.89 cm³	518.819 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,013.54 cm³	61.850 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,306.49 cm³	567.919 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,535.39 cm³	93.696 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	43.09 cm	16.965 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.41 cm	3.705 in