VS 325x46 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 325x46 (México) · Doble T VS 325x46 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 325 (UK / Australia)

The VS 325x46 steel profile weighs 46.2 kg/m (31.07 lb/ft), has a depth of 325 mm (12.80 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,890 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 11,188.333 cm⁴, Iy = 853.958 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	46.2 kg/m	31.07 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,890 mm²	9.130 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	11,188.33 cm⁴	268.80 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	853.96 cm⁴	20.52 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	688.51 cm³	42.016 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	106.74 cm³	6.514 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	766.75 cm³	46.790 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	162.98 cm³	9.945 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	13.78 cm	5.426 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.81 cm	1.499 in