VS 1700x454 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 1700x454 (México) · Doble T VS 1700x454 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1700 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1700x454 steel profile weighs 453.8 kg/m (304.97 lb/ft), has a depth of 1700 mm (66.93 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 57,812.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,038,582.357 cm⁴, Iy = 78,151.449 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	453.8 kg/m	304.97 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	57,812.5 mm²	89.609 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,038,582.36 cm⁴	73001.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,151.45 cm⁴	1877.59 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,748.03 cm³	2181.488 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,126.06 cm³	190.765 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	39,423.83 cm³	2405.800 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,750.98 cm³	289.924 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	72.5 cm	28.542 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.63 cm	4.577 in