VS 350x58 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 350x58 (México) · Doble T VS 350x58 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The VS 350x58 steel profile weighs 58.4 kg/m (39.26 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,443.4 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 16,871.487 cm⁴, Iy = 1,310.796 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	58.4 kg/m	39.26 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,443.4 mm²	11.537 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	16,871.49 cm⁴	405.34 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,310.8 cm⁴	31.49 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	964.08 cm³	58.832 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	154.21 cm³	9.411 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,067.75 cm³	65.158 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	234.36 cm³	14.301 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	15.06 cm	5.927 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.2 cm	1.652 in