VS 1800x465 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 1800x465 (México) · Doble T VS 1800x465 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1800 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1800x465 steel profile weighs 465.4 kg/m (312.78 lb/ft), has a depth of 1800 mm (70.87 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 59,292 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,162,015.703 cm⁴, Iy = 65,684.29 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	465.4 kg/m	312.78 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	59,292 mm²	91.903 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,162,015.7 cm⁴	75967.43 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,684.29 cm⁴	1578.07 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,133.51 cm³	2143.987 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,627.37 cm³	160.333 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	39,922.55 cm³	2436.234 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,048.67 cm³	247.066 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	73.03 cm	28.751 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.53 cm	4.144 in