VEE 300x50 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 300x50 (México) · Doble T VEE 300x50 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VEE 300x50 steel profile weighs 49.6 kg/m (33.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,320 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 11,170.417 cm⁴, Iy = 1,666.92 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	49.6 kg/m	33.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,320 mm²	9.796 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	11,170.42 cm⁴	268.37 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,666.92 cm⁴	40.05 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	744.69 cm³	45.444 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	166.69 cm³	10.172 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	809.5 cm³	49.399 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	251.58 cm³	15.353 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	13.29 cm	5.234 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.14 cm	2.022 in