VS 1400x378 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 1400x378 (México) · Doble T VS 1400x378 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1400x378 steel profile weighs 378.5 kg/m (254.33 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 48,212.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,724,040.587 cm⁴, Iy = 65,646.761 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	378.5 kg/m	254.33 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	48,212.5 mm²	74.729 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,724,040.59 cm⁴	41420.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,646.76 cm⁴	1577.16 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	24,629.15 cm³	1502.969 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,625.87 cm³	160.241 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	27,140.03 cm³	1656.193 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,989.73 cm³	243.469 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	59.8 cm	23.543 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.67 cm	4.594 in