VS 700x137 · 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 700x137 (México) · Doble T VS 700x137 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 700x137 steel profile weighs 137.1 kg/m (92.13 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,456 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 160,361.09 cm⁴, Iy = 10,379.36 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	137.1 kg/m	92.13 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,456 mm²	27.057 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	160,361.09 cm⁴	3852.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,379.36 cm⁴	249.36 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,581.75 cm³	279.597 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	648.71 cm³	39.587 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,016.97 cm³	306.156 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	983.39 cm³	60.010 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.31 cm	11.933 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.71 cm	3.035 in