VS 1700x338 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 1700x338 (México) · Doble T VS 1700x338 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1700x338 steel profile weighs 338.3 kg/m (227.31 lb/ft), has a depth of 1700 mm (66.93 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,090 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,048,492.755 cm⁴, Iy = 46,693.607 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1700 mm	66.93 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	338.3 kg/m	227.31 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,090 mm²	66.790 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,048,492.75 cm⁴	49215.04 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	46,693.61 cm⁴	1121.81 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	24,099.91 cm³	1470.673 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,867.74 cm³	113.977 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	27,350.64 cm³	1669.046 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,864.66 cm³	174.813 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	68.95 cm	27.145 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.41 cm	4.098 in