VS 1500x293 · 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 1500x293 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x293 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x293 steel profile weighs 292.6 kg/m (196.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 37,275 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,367,418.54 cm⁴, Iy = 39,607.13 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	292.6 kg/m	196.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	37,275 mm²	57.776 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,367,418.54 cm⁴	32852.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	39,607.13 cm⁴	951.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	18,232.25 cm³	1112.605 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,584.29 cm³	96.680 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	20,749.01 cm³	1266.188 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,432.11 cm³	148.417 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	60.57 cm	23.846 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.31 cm	4.059 in