VS 1300x237 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 1300x237 (México) · Doble T VS 1300x237 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1300x237 steel profile weighs 237.5 kg/m (159.57 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,250 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 805,913.633 cm⁴, Iy = 24,320.638 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1300 mm	51.18 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	237.5 kg/m	159.57 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,250 mm²	46.887 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	805,913.63 cm⁴	19362.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	24,320.64 cm⁴	584.30 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,398.67 cm³	756.617 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,080.92 cm³	65.962 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,269.25 cm³	870.767 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,669.53 cm³	101.881 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	51.62 cm	20.321 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.97 cm	3.530 in