VS 1600x444 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 1600x444 (México) · Doble T VS 1600x444 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1600x444 steel profile weighs 444.0 kg/m (298.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 1600 mm (62.99 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 56,562.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,658,693.034 cm⁴, Iy = 78,149.821 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	444.0 kg/m	298.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	56,562.5 mm²	87.672 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,658,693.03 cm⁴	63875.10 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,149.82 cm⁴	1877.55 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	33,233.66 cm³	2028.051 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,125.99 cm³	190.761 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	36,564.45 cm³	2231.309 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,747.07 cm³	289.685 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	68.56 cm	26.992 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.75 cm	4.628 in