VS 700x166 · 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 700x166 (México) · Doble T VS 700x166 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 700x166 steel profile weighs 166.4 kg/m (111.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 21,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 200,641.67 cm⁴, Iy = 13,656.11 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	166.4 kg/m	111.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	21,200 mm²	32.860 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	200,641.67 cm⁴	4820.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,656.11 cm⁴	328.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,732.62 cm³	349.827 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	853.51 cm³	52.085 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,245 cm³	381.095 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,290.4 cm³	78.745 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.76 cm	12.110 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.03 cm	3.161 in