VS 1500x434 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 1500x434 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x434 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x434 steel profile weighs 434.2 kg/m (291.78 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 55,312.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,307,084.961 cm⁴, Iy = 78,148.193 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1500 mm	59.06 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	434.2 kg/m	291.78 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	55,312.5 mm²	85.734 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,307,084.96 cm⁴	55427.72 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,148.19 cm⁴	1877.51 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	30,761.13 cm³	1877.167 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,125.93 cm³	190.757 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	33,767.58 cm³	2060.633 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,743.16 cm³	289.447 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	64.58 cm	25.426 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.89 cm	4.680 in