VS 275x30 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: VS 275x30 (México) · Doble T VS 275x30 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 275 (UK / Australia)

The VS 275x30 steel profile weighs 30.4 kg/m (20.42 lb/ft), has a depth of 275 mm (10.83 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,871.7 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,905.513 cm⁴, Iy = 366.406 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	275 mm	10.83 in
Width (b)	140 mm	5.51 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	30.4 kg/m	20.42 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,871.7 mm²	6.001 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,905.51 cm⁴	117.85 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	366.41 cm⁴	8.80 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	356.76 cm³	21.771 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	52.34 cm³	3.194 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	404.69 cm³	24.696 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	80.97 cm³	4.941 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	11.26 cm	4.432 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.08 cm	1.211 in