VS 1500x339 · 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 1500x339 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x339 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x339 steel profile weighs 338.6 kg/m (227.54 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,677,460.94 cm⁴, Iy = 52,106.93 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	338.6 kg/m	227.54 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,125 mm²	66.844 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,677,460.94 cm⁴	40301.00 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,106.93 cm⁴	1251.87 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	22,366.15 cm³	1364.872 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,084.28 cm³	127.191 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	25,007.81 cm³	1526.077 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,181.64 cm³	194.156 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	62.37 cm	24.555 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.99 cm	4.327 in