VS 450x60 · 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 450x60 (México) · Doble T VS 450x60 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The VS 450x60 steel profile weighs 60.3 kg/m (40.52 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,677.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 27,962.49 cm⁴, Iy = 1,667.55 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	60.3 kg/m	40.52 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,677.5 mm²	11.900 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	27,962.49 cm⁴	671.80 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,667.55 cm⁴	40.06 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,242.78 cm³	75.839 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	166.76 cm³	10.176 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,378.23 cm³	84.105 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	254.22 cm³	15.514 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.08 cm	7.512 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.66 cm	1.835 in