VEE 150x18 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 150x18 (México) · Doble T VEE 150x18 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 150 (UK / Australia)

The VEE 150x18 steel profile weighs 17.6 kg/m (11.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 150 mm (5.91 in), flange width 100 mm (3.94 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,243.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 903.657 cm⁴, Iy = 133.457 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	150 mm	5.91 in
Width (b)	100 mm	3.94 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	17.6 kg/m	11.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,243.2 mm²	3.477 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	903.66 cm⁴	21.71 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	133.46 cm⁴	3.21 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	120.49 cm³	7.353 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	26.69 cm³	1.629 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	135.15 cm³	8.247 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	40.77 cm³	2.488 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	6.35 cm	2.499 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.44 cm	0.960 in