VS 400x53 · 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 400x53 (México) · Doble T VS 400x53 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 400x53 steel profile weighs 53.2 kg/m (35.75 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,781.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 20,863.44 cm⁴, Iy = 1,667 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	53.2 kg/m	35.75 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,781.3 mm²	10.511 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	20,863.44 cm⁴	501.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,667 cm⁴	40.05 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,043.17 cm³	63.658 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	166.7 cm³	10.173 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,135.74 cm³	69.307 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	252.12 cm³	15.385 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.54 cm	6.905 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.96 cm	1.953 in