VE 300x26 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 300x26 (México) · Doble T VE 300x26 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VE 300x26 steel profile weighs 25.9 kg/m (17.40 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,298.56 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,085.876 cm⁴, Iy = 360.265 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 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	25.9 kg/m	17.40 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,298.56 mm²	5.113 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,085.88 cm⁴	122.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	360.26 cm⁴	8.66 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	339.06 cm³	20.691 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	48.04 cm³	2.931 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	380.84 cm³	23.240 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	73.65 cm³	4.495 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.42 cm	4.889 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.3 cm	1.301 in