VS 1300x258 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 1300x258 (México) · Doble T VS 1300x258 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1300x258 steel profile weighs 258.1 kg/m (173.42 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,875 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 910,928.596 cm⁴, Iy = 28,876.79 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	258.1 kg/m	173.42 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,875 mm²	50.956 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	910,928.6 cm⁴	21885.06 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	28,876.79 cm⁴	693.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,014.29 cm³	855.208 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,283.41 cm³	78.319 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,929.56 cm³	972.086 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,973.05 cm³	120.403 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	52.64 cm	20.724 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.37 cm	3.690 in