VS 1500x388 · 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 1500x388 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x388 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x388 steel profile weighs 388.3 kg/m (260.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 49,462.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,007,598.16 cm⁴, Iy = 65,648.39 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	388.3 kg/m	260.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	49,462.5 mm²	76.667 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,007,598.16 cm⁴	48232.55 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,648.39 cm⁴	1577.20 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26,767.98 cm³	1633.489 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,625.94 cm³	160.245 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	29,581.9 cm³	1805.206 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,993.63 cm³	243.707 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	63.71 cm	25.083 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.52 cm	4.535 in