VS 1100x199 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 1100x199 (México) · Doble T VS 1100x199 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1100x199 steel profile weighs 198.5 kg/m (133.41 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 25,289 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 538,922.391 cm⁴, Iy = 20,274.254 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	198.5 kg/m	133.41 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	25,289 mm²	39.198 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	538,922.39 cm⁴	12947.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	20,274.25 cm⁴	487.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,798.59 cm³	597.949 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,013.71 cm³	61.861 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,894.23 cm³	664.809 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,543.96 cm³	94.219 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	46.16 cm	18.175 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.95 cm	3.525 in