VE 450x59 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 450x59 (México) · Doble T VE 450x59 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The VE 450x59 steel profile weighs 58.8 kg/m (39.49 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,486.85 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 27,282.519 cm⁴, Iy = 2,474.878 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	58.8 kg/m	39.49 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,486.85 mm²	11.605 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	27,282.52 cm⁴	655.46 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,474.88 cm⁴	59.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,212.56 cm³	73.995 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	197.99 cm³	12.082 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,341.08 cm³	81.838 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	301.22 cm³	18.382 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.09 cm	7.516 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.75 cm	2.264 in