VE 150x13 Tecnometal · Weight & Dimensions

Tecnometal, welded sections (Brazil) · 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: VE 150x13 (México) · Doble T VE 150x13 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 150 (UK / Australia)

The VE 150x13 steel profile weighs 12.7 kg/m (8.53 lb/ft), has a depth of 150 mm (5.91 in), flange width 100 mm (3.94 in). Cross-sectional area: 1,617.375 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 611.03 cm⁴, Iy = 79.292 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	150 mm	5.91 in
Width (b)	100 mm	3.94 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Weight	12.7 kg/m	8.53 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	1,617.37 mm²	2.507 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	611.03 cm⁴	14.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	79.29 cm⁴	1.90 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	81.47 cm³	4.972 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	15.86 cm³	0.968 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	92.44 cm³	5.641 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	24.54 cm³	1.498 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	6.15 cm	2.420 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.21 cm	0.872 in