VEE 100x11 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: VEE 100x11 (México) · Doble T VEE 100x11 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 100 (UK / Australia)

The VEE 100x11 steel profile weighs 10.9 kg/m (7.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 100 mm (3.94 in), flange width 100 mm (3.94 in). Cross-sectional area: 1,393.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 247.248 cm⁴, Iy = 80.083 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	100 mm	3.94 in
Width (b)	100 mm	3.94 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Weight	10.9 kg/m	7.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	1,393.92 mm²	2.161 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	247.25 cm⁴	5.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	80.08 cm⁴	1.92 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	49.45 cm³	3.018 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	16.02 cm³	0.977 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	55.5 cm³	3.387 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	24.52 cm³	1.496 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	4.21 cm	1.658 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.4 cm	0.944 in