VS 1400x329 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 1400x329 (México) · Doble T VS 1400x329 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1400x329 steel profile weighs 328.7 kg/m (220.90 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,875 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,438,059.896 cm⁴, Iy = 52,105.306 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	328.7 kg/m	220.90 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,875 mm²	64.906 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,438,059.9 cm⁴	34549.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,105.31 cm⁴	1251.83 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,543.71 cm³	1253.660 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,084.21 cm³	127.187 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	22,882.81 cm³	1396.401 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,177.73 cm³	193.918 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	58.6 cm	23.072 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.15 cm	4.392 in