VS 325x39 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 325x39 (México) · Doble T VS 325x39 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 325 (UK / Australia)

The VS 325x39 steel profile weighs 39.0 kg/m (26.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 325 mm (12.80 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,967.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 9,071.608 cm⁴, Iy = 649.171 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	325 mm	12.80 in
Width (b)	160 mm	6.30 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	39.0 kg/m	26.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,967.8 mm²	7.700 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	9,071.61 cm⁴	217.95 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	649.17 cm⁴	15.60 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	558.25 cm³	34.067 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	81.15 cm³	4.952 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	627.04 cm³	38.264 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	124.64 cm³	7.606 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	13.51 cm	5.320 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.61 cm	1.423 in