VS 1400x260 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 1400x260 (México) · Doble T VS 1400x260 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1400x260 steel profile weighs 259.8 kg/m (174.61 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 33,100 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,032,894.453 cm⁴, Iy = 33,355.599 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1400 mm	55.12 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	259.8 kg/m	174.61 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	33,100 mm²	51.305 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,032,894.45 cm⁴	24815.29 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,355.6 cm⁴	801.37 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,755.64 cm³	900.448 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.22 cm³	81.420 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,920.2 cm³	1032.538 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,053.44 cm³	125.309 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	55.86 cm	21.993 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.04 cm	3.952 in