VS 300x36 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 300x36 (México) · Doble T VS 300x36 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 300x36 steel profile weighs 36.3 kg/m (24.37 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,620.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,179.821 cm⁴, Iy = 534.961 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	36.3 kg/m	24.37 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,620.3 mm²	7.161 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,179.82 cm⁴	172.50 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	534.96 cm⁴	12.85 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	478.65 cm³	29.209 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	71.33 cm³	4.353 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	538.33 cm³	32.851 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	109.66 cm³	6.692 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.47 cm	4.908 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.4 cm	1.340 in