VS 800x160 · 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 800x160 (México) · Doble T VS 800x160 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 800 (UK / Australia)

The VS 800x160 steel profile weighs 160.0 kg/m (107.52 lb/ft), has a depth of 800 mm (31.50 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,377.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 245,484.78 cm⁴, Iy = 12,236.61 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	800 mm	31.50 in
Width (b)	320 mm	12.60 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	160.0 kg/m	107.52 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,377.6 mm²	31.585 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	245,484.78 cm⁴	5897.77 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	12,236.61 cm⁴	293.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,137.12 cm³	374.512 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	764.79 cm³	46.671 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,714.49 cm³	409.745 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,158.96 cm³	70.724 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	34.71 cm	13.665 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.75 cm	3.051 in