VS 450x83 · 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 450x83 (México) · Doble T VS 450x83 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The VS 450x83 steel profile weighs 83.4 kg/m (56.04 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,633.4 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 41,522.58 cm⁴, Iy = 4,167.54 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	83.4 kg/m	56.04 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,633.4 mm²	16.482 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	41,522.58 cm⁴	997.58 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,167.54 cm⁴	100.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,845.45 cm³	112.617 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	333.4 cm³	20.345 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,011.19 cm³	122.731 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	504.15 cm³	30.765 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.76 cm	7.780 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.26 cm	2.465 in