VE 100x6 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: VE 100x6 (México) · Doble T VE 100x6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 100 (UK / Australia)

The VE 100x6 steel profile weighs 6.0 kg/m (4.02 lb/ft), has a depth of 100 mm (3.94 in), flange width 80 mm (3.15 in). Cross-sectional area: 762 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 133.709 cm⁴, Iy = 25.621 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	100 mm	3.94 in
Width (b)	80 mm	3.15 in
Web thickness (tw)	3 mm	0.12 in
Flange thickness (tf)	3 mm	0.12 in
Weight	6.0 kg/m	4.02 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	762 mm²	1.181 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	133.71 cm⁴	3.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	25.62 cm⁴	0.62 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26.74 cm³	1.632 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6.41 cm³	0.391 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	29.91 cm³	1.825 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9.81 cm³	0.599 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	4.19 cm	1.649 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	1.83 cm	0.722 in