VS 900x142 · 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 900x142 (México) · Doble T VS 900x142 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The VS 900x142 steel profile weighs 142.4 kg/m (95.69 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 18,144 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 262,429.71 cm⁴, Iy = 11,437.04 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	900 mm	35.43 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	142.4 kg/m	95.69 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	18,144 mm²	28.123 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	262,429.71 cm⁴	6304.87 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,437.04 cm⁴	274.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,831.77 cm³	355.878 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	653.54 cm³	39.882 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,457.25 cm³	394.047 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	993.89 cm³	60.651 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.03 cm	14.972 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.94 cm	3.126 in