VS 1200x262 · 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 1200x262 (México) · Doble T VS 1200x262 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1200x262 steel profile weighs 262.4 kg/m (176.33 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 33,425 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 897,121.35 cm⁴, Iy = 37,976.97 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	262.4 kg/m	176.33 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	33,425 mm²	51.809 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	897,121.35 cm⁴	21553.34 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	37,976.97 cm⁴	912.40 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,952.02 cm³	912.432 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,687.87 cm³	103.001 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,359.69 cm³	998.334 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,557.2 cm³	156.051 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	51.81 cm	20.398 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.66 cm	4.197 in