VS 1400x309 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 1400x309 (México) · Doble T VS 1400x309 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1400x309 steel profile weighs 308.8 kg/m (207.53 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 39,340 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,322,113.495 cm⁴, Iy = 46,688.724 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	308.8 kg/m	207.53 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	39,340 mm²	60.977 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,322,113.49 cm⁴	31763.78 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	46,688.72 cm⁴	1121.70 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	18,887.34 cm³	1152.581 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,867.55 cm³	113.965 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	21,168.39 cm³	1291.780 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,852.94 cm³	174.098 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	57.97 cm	22.824 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.89 cm	4.289 in