VS 700x105 · 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 700x105 (México) · Doble T VS 700x105 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 700x105 steel profile weighs 105.2 kg/m (70.69 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 13,400 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 115,044.79 cm⁴, Iy = 6,829.55 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	700 mm	27.56 in
Width (b)	320 mm	12.60 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	105.2 kg/m	70.69 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	13,400 mm²	20.770 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	115,044.79 cm⁴	2763.95 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	6,829.55 cm⁴	164.08 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,286.99 cm³	200.585 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	426.85 cm³	26.048 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,661.25 cm³	223.424 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	650.8 cm³	39.714 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.3 cm	11.535 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.14 cm	2.811 in