VS 700x122 · 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 700x122 (México) · Doble T VS 700x122 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 700x122 steel profile weighs 122.3 kg/m (82.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 15,584 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 139,664.82 cm⁴, Iy = 8,740.98 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	122.3 kg/m	82.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	15,584 mm²	24.155 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	139,664.82 cm⁴	3355.45 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,740.98 cm⁴	210.00 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,990.42 cm³	243.511 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	546.31 cm³	33.338 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,394.53 cm³	268.172 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	829.89 cm³	50.643 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.94 cm	11.787 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.49 cm	2.949 in