VS 1700x358 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 1700x358 (México) · Doble T VS 1700x358 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1700x358 steel profile weighs 358.2 kg/m (240.68 lb/ft), has a depth of 1700 mm (66.93 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 45,625 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,221,575.521 cm⁴, Iy = 52,110.189 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	358.2 kg/m	240.68 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	45,625 mm²	70.719 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,221,575.52 cm⁴	53373.35 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,110.19 cm⁴	1251.95 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26,136.18 cm³	1594.934 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,084.41 cm³	127.199 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	29,445.31 cm³	1796.871 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,189.45 cm³	194.633 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	69.78 cm	27.472 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.69 cm	4.208 in