VS 600x81 · 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 600x81 (México) · Doble T VS 600x81 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 600x81 steel profile weighs 81.2 kg/m (54.57 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,348 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 62,767.51 cm⁴, Iy = 4,277.48 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	81.2 kg/m	54.57 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,348 mm²	16.039 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	62,767.51 cm⁴	1507.99 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,277.48 cm⁴	102.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,092.25 cm³	127.677 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	285.17 cm³	17.402 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,358.05 cm³	143.898 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	436.8 cm³	26.655 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	24.63 cm	9.697 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.43 cm	2.531 in