VS 300x23 · 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 300x23 (México) · Doble T VS 300x23 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 300x23 steel profile weighs 22.6 kg/m (15.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 120 mm (4.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,877.1 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,200.78 cm⁴, Iy = 181.7 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	120 mm	4.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Weight	22.6 kg/m	15.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,877.1 mm²	4.460 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,200.78 cm⁴	100.92 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	181.7 cm⁴	4.37 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	280.05 cm³	17.090 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	30.28 cm³	1.848 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	320.12 cm³	19.535 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	46.98 cm³	2.867 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.08 cm	4.756 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.51 cm	0.988 in