CE 150x20 Usiminas Usilight · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas Usilight, welded sections · 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: CE 150x20 (México) · Doble T CE 150x20 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 150 (UK / Australia)

The CE 150x20 steel profile weighs 20.2 kg/m (13.60 lb/ft), has a depth of 150 mm (5.91 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,578.56 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,093.767 cm⁴, Iy = 360.126 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	150 mm	5.91 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.4 mm	0.25 in
Weight	20.2 kg/m	13.60 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,578.56 mm²	3.997 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,093.77 cm⁴	26.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	360.13 cm⁴	8.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	145.84 cm³	8.899 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	48.02 cm³	2.930 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	160.44 cm³	9.791 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	72.79 cm³	4.442 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	6.51 cm	2.564 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.74 cm	1.471 in