VS 600x140 · 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 600x140 (México) · Doble T VS 600x140 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 600x140 steel profile weighs 140.4 kg/m (94.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,881.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 123,562.36 cm⁴, Iy = 10,082.37 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	140.4 kg/m	94.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,881.6 mm²	27.716 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	123,562.36 cm⁴	2968.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,082.37 cm⁴	242.23 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,118.75 cm³	251.343 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	672.16 cm³	41.018 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,497.97 cm³	274.484 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,016.88 cm³	62.054 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.29 cm	10.350 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.51 cm	2.957 in