VS 400x44 · 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 400x44 (México) · Doble T VS 400x44 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 400x44 steel profile weighs 44.0 kg/m (29.57 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,609.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 16,678.64 cm⁴, Iy = 1,267.01 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	44.0 kg/m	29.57 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,609.8 mm²	8.695 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	16,678.64 cm⁴	400.70 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,267.01 cm⁴	30.44 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	833.93 cm³	50.890 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	126.7 cm³	7.732 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	914.33 cm³	55.796 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	192.15 cm³	11.726 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.24 cm	6.787 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.75 cm	1.870 in