VEE 200x26 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 200x26 (México) · Doble T VEE 200x26 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VEE 200x26 steel profile weighs 25.5 kg/m (17.11 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 125 mm (4.92 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,243.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,393.709 cm⁴, Iy = 309.412 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	200 mm	7.87 in
Width (b)	125 mm	4.92 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	25.5 kg/m	17.11 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,243.8 mm²	5.028 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,393.71 cm⁴	57.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	309.41 cm⁴	7.43 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	239.37 cm³	14.607 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	49.51 cm³	3.021 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	265.53 cm³	16.204 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	75.26 cm³	4.593 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.59 cm	3.382 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.09 cm	1.216 in