VS 1300x299 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 1300x299 (México) · Doble T VS 1300x299 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1300x299 steel profile weighs 299.3 kg/m (201.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 38,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,117,981.771 cm⁴, Iy = 37,989.095 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	299.3 kg/m	201.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	38,125 mm²	59.094 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,117,981.77 cm⁴	26859.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	37,989.1 cm⁴	912.69 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	17,199.72 cm³	1049.596 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,688.4 cm³	103.033 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	19,226.56 cm³	1173.282 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,580.08 cm³	157.447 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	54.15 cm	21.320 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.98 cm	3.930 in