VS 1500x270 · 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 1500x270 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x270 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x270 steel profile weighs 269.6 kg/m (181.17 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,350 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,210,475.62 cm⁴, Iy = 33,357.23 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1500 mm	59.06 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	269.6 kg/m	181.17 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	34,350 mm²	53.242 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,210,475.62 cm⁴	29081.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,357.23 cm⁴	801.41 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,139.67 cm³	984.907 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.29 cm³	81.424 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,606.45 cm³	1135.440 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,057.34 cm³	125.547 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	59.36 cm	23.370 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.85 cm	3.878 in