VS 900x159 · 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 900x159 (México) · Doble T VS 900x159 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The VS 900x159 steel profile weighs 158.6 kg/m (106.58 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,196 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 300,813.81 cm⁴, Iy = 13,580.76 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	158.6 kg/m	106.58 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,196 mm²	31.304 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	300,813.81 cm⁴	7227.05 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,580.76 cm⁴	326.28 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,684.75 cm³	407.930 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	776.04 cm³	47.357 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,344.74 cm³	448.205 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,177.54 cm³	71.858 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.59 cm	15.193 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.2 cm	3.228 in