VS 1600x398 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 1600x398 (México) · Doble T VS 1600x398 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1600x398 steel profile weighs 398.1 kg/m (267.52 lb/ft), has a depth of 1600 mm (62.99 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 50,712.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,315,886.983 cm⁴, Iy = 65,650.016 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1600 mm	62.99 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	398.1 kg/m	267.52 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	50,712.5 mm²	78.604 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,315,886.98 cm⁴	55639.18 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,650.02 cm⁴	1577.24 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	28,948.59 cm³	1766.559 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626 cm³	160.249 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	32,086.28 cm³	1958.033 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,997.54 cm³	243.946 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	67.58 cm	26.605 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.38 cm	4.479 in