VS 1200x244 · 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 1200x244 (México) · Doble T VS 1200x244 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1200x244 steel profile weighs 244.4 kg/m (164.24 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 31,134.4 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 821,045.43 cm⁴, Iy = 34,028.25 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1200 mm	47.24 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	244.4 kg/m	164.24 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	31,134.4 mm²	48.258 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	821,045.43 cm⁴	19725.62 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	34,028.25 cm⁴	817.53 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,684.09 cm³	835.058 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,512.37 cm³	92.291 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,039.61 cm³	917.777 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,294.06 cm³	139.993 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	51.35 cm	20.216 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.45 cm	4.114 in