VS 350x49 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 350x49 (México) · Doble T VS 350x49 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The VS 350x49 steel profile weighs 49.4 kg/m (33.22 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,297.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 13,910.299 cm⁴, Iy = 1,024.219 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	350 mm	13.78 in
Width (b)	170 mm	6.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	49.4 kg/m	33.22 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,297.5 mm²	9.761 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	13,910.3 cm⁴	334.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,024.22 cm⁴	24.61 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	794.87 cm³	48.506 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	120.5 cm³	7.353 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	883.55 cm³	53.918 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	183.85 cm³	11.219 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	14.86 cm	5.851 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.03 cm	1.588 in