VS 1800x464 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 1800x464 (México) · Doble T VS 1800x464 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1800 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1800x464 steel profile weighs 463.6 kg/m (311.57 lb/ft), has a depth of 1800 mm (70.87 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 59,062.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,447,377.93 cm⁴, Iy = 78,153.076 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1800 mm	70.87 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	463.6 kg/m	311.57 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	59,062.5 mm²	91.547 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,447,377.93 cm⁴	82823.25 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,153.08 cm⁴	1877.63 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	38,304.2 cm³	2337.475 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,126.12 cm³	190.769 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	42,345.7 cm³	2584.104 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,754.88 cm³	290.162 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	76.4 cm	30.078 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.5 cm	4.529 in