VS 300x27 · 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 300x27 (México) · Doble T VS 300x27 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 300x27 steel profile weighs 26.5 kg/m (17.81 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,381.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,287.82 cm⁴, Iy = 430.34 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	160 mm	6.30 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Weight	26.5 kg/m	17.81 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,381.2 mm²	5.241 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,287.82 cm⁴	127.04 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	430.34 cm⁴	10.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	352.52 cm³	21.512 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	53.79 cm³	3.282 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	394.14 cm³	24.052 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	82.26 cm³	5.020 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.51 cm	4.925 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.57 cm	1.406 in