VS 300x26 · 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 300x26 (México) · Doble T VS 300x26 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 300x26 steel profile weighs 25.7 kg/m (17.27 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 120 mm (4.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,269 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,000.4 cm⁴, Iy = 230.65 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	25.7 kg/m	17.27 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,269 mm²	5.067 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,000.4 cm⁴	120.13 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	230.65 cm⁴	5.54 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	333.36 cm³	20.343 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	38.44 cm³	2.346 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	376.1 cm³	22.951 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	59.2 cm³	3.613 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.37 cm	4.870 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.66 cm	1.047 in