VS 375x40 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 375x40 (México) · Doble T VS 375x40 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 375 (UK / Australia)

The VS 375x40 steel profile weighs 40.4 kg/m (27.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 375 mm (14.76 in), flange width 180 mm (7.09 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,141.7 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 12,128.229 cm⁴, Iy = 778.348 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	375 mm	14.76 in
Width (b)	180 mm	7.09 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	40.4 kg/m	27.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,141.7 mm²	7.970 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	12,128.23 cm⁴	291.38 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	778.35 cm⁴	18.70 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	646.84 cm³	39.473 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	86.48 cm³	5.278 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	731.47 cm³	44.637 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	133.16 cm³	8.126 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	15.36 cm	6.047 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.89 cm	1.532 in