VS 2000x461 · 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 2000x461 (México) · Doble T VS 2000x461 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2000x461 steel profile weighs 460.8 kg/m (309.66 lb/ft), has a depth of 2000 mm (78.74 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 58,700 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,670,472.92 cm⁴, Iy = 69,389.48 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	2000 mm	78.74 in
Width (b)	550 mm	21.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	460.8 kg/m	309.66 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	58,700 mm²	90.985 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,670,472.92 cm⁴	88183.11 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,389.48 cm⁴	1667.08 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	36,704.73 cm³	2239.869 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,523.25 cm³	153.979 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	42,366.25 cm³	2585.358 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,906.05 cm³	238.363 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	79.08 cm	31.134 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.87 cm	4.280 in