VS 400x32 · 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 400x32 (México) · Doble T VS 400x32 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 400x32 steel profile weighs 31.9 kg/m (21.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,064 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 10,847.71 cm⁴, Iy = 366.21 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	140 mm	5.51 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	31.9 kg/m	21.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,064 mm²	6.299 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	10,847.71 cm⁴	260.62 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	366.21 cm⁴	8.80 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	542.39 cm³	33.099 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	52.32 cm³	3.193 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	614.14 cm³	37.477 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	80.57 cm³	4.917 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	16.34 cm	6.433 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3 cm	1.181 in