VS 1100x219 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 1100x219 (México) · Doble T VS 1100x219 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1100x219 steel profile weighs 219.4 kg/m (147.41 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,944.4 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 613,315.932 cm⁴, Iy = 23,900.873 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	219.4 kg/m	147.41 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,944.4 mm²	43.314 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	613,315.93 cm⁴	14734.92 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	23,900.87 cm⁴	574.22 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,151.2 cm³	680.491 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,195.04 cm³	72.926 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,299.73 cm³	750.579 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,815.81 cm³	110.808 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	46.85 cm	18.444 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.25 cm	3.641 in