VS 1500x319 · 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 1500x319 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x319 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x319 steel profile weighs 318.6 kg/m (214.10 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,590 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,543,736.58 cm⁴, Iy = 46,690.35 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	318.6 kg/m	214.10 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,590 mm²	62.914 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,543,736.58 cm⁴	37088.27 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	46,690.35 cm⁴	1121.74 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,583.15 cm³	1256.066 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,867.61 cm³	113.969 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	23,166.64 cm³	1413.721 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,856.84 cm³	174.336 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	61.67 cm	24.279 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.73 cm	4.224 in