VS 1100x159 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, 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: VS 1100x159 (México) · Doble T VS 1100x159 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1100x159 steel profile weighs 158.7 kg/m (106.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,212.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 394,025.586 cm⁴, Iy = 13,341.014 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1100 mm	43.31 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	158.7 kg/m	106.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,212.5 mm²	31.329 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	394,025.59 cm⁴	9466.46 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,341.01 cm⁴	320.52 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,164.1 cm³	437.182 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	667.05 cm³	40.706 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,182.11 cm³	499.305 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,024.25 cm³	62.504 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	44.15 cm	17.383 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.12 cm	3.199 in