VS 500x61 · 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 500x61 (México) · Doble T VS 500x61 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 500x61 steel profile weighs 61.1 kg/m (41.06 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,780.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 34,416.11 cm⁴, Iy = 2,474.96 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	61.1 kg/m	41.06 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,780.3 mm²	12.059 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	34,416.11 cm⁴	826.85 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,474.96 cm⁴	59.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,376.64 cm³	84.008 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	198 cm³	12.083 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,529.33 cm³	93.326 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	301.65 cm³	18.408 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.03 cm	8.280 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.64 cm	2.220 in