VS 1400x283 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 1400x283 (México) · Doble T VS 1400x283 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1400x283 steel profile weighs 282.8 kg/m (190.04 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 36,025 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,169,143.001 cm⁴, Iy = 39,605.501 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	282.8 kg/m	190.04 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	36,025 mm²	55.839 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,169,143 cm⁴	28088.66 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	39,605.5 cm⁴	951.52 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,702.04 cm³	1019.225 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,584.22 cm³	96.675 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,916.51 cm³	1154.361 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,428.2 cm³	148.179 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	56.97 cm	22.428 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.49 cm	4.128 in