VS 1000x201 · 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 1000x201 (México) · Doble T VS 1000x201 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1000x201 steel profile weighs 200.6 kg/m (134.80 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 25,561.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 486,331.4 cm⁴, Iy = 23,897.41 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	200.6 kg/m	134.80 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	25,561.6 mm²	39.620 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	486,331.4 cm⁴	11684.11 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	23,897.41 cm⁴	574.14 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,726.63 cm³	593.558 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,194.87 cm³	72.916 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,584.11 cm³	645.885 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,807.28 cm³	110.287 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	43.62 cm	17.173 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.67 cm	3.807 in