VS 1000x217 · 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 1000x217 (México) · Doble T VS 1000x217 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1000x217 steel profile weighs 216.7 kg/m (145.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 532,575 cm⁴, Iy = 26,670.72 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	216.7 kg/m	145.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,600 mm²	42.780 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	532,575 cm⁴	12795.11 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,670.72 cm⁴	640.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,651.5 cm³	649.997 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,333.54 cm³	81.378 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,555 cm³	705.132 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,015.2 cm³	122.976 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	43.93 cm	17.295 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.83 cm	3.870 in