VS 600x152 · 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 600x152 (México) · Doble T VS 600x152 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 600x152 steel profile weighs 152.3 kg/m (102.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,400 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 135,154.17 cm⁴, Iy = 11,252.35 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	152.3 kg/m	102.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,400 mm²	30.070 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	135,154.17 cm⁴	3247.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,252.35 cm⁴	270.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,505.14 cm³	274.922 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	750.16 cm³	45.778 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,917.5 cm³	300.086 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,133.8 cm³	69.189 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.39 cm	10.390 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.62 cm	3.000 in