VS 1500x484 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 1500x484 (México) · Doble T VS 1500x484 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1500x484 steel profile weighs 483.9 kg/m (325.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,650 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,625,885.98 cm⁴, Iy = 91,689.648 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	483.9 kg/m	325.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,650 mm²	95.557 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,625,885.98 cm⁴	63086.91 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	91,689.65 cm⁴	2202.84 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,011.81 cm³	2136.561 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,667.59 cm³	223.811 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	38,262.45 cm³	2334.928 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,555.16 cm³	338.998 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	65.26 cm	25.694 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.2 cm	4.801 in