VS 200x22 · 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 200x22 (México) · Doble T VS 200x22 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 200x22 steel profile weighs 21.9 kg/m (14.72 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 120 mm (4.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,794 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,017.08 cm⁴, Iy = 230.56 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	200 mm	7.87 in
Width (b)	120 mm	4.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	21.9 kg/m	14.72 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,794 mm²	4.331 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,017.08 cm⁴	48.46 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	230.56 cm⁴	5.54 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	201.71 cm³	12.309 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	38.43 cm³	2.345 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	224.52 cm³	13.701 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	58.64 cm³	3.578 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.5 cm	3.346 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.87 cm	1.130 in