VS 1900x429 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 1900x429 (México) · Doble T VS 1900x429 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1900 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1900x429 steel profile weighs 428.6 kg/m (288.03 lb/ft), has a depth of 1900 mm (74.80 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 54,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,041,612.5 cm⁴, Iy = 52,146.48 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1900 mm	74.80 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	428.6 kg/m	288.03 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	54,600 mm²	84.630 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,041,612.5 cm⁴	73074.74 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,146.48 cm⁴	1252.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	32,016.97 cm³	1953.804 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,085.86 cm³	127.287 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	37,127.5 cm³	2265.669 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,243.4 cm³	197.925 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	74.64 cm	29.385 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.77 cm	3.848 in