VS 1900x524 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 1900x524 (México) · Doble T VS 1900x524 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1900 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1900x524 steel profile weighs 523.6 kg/m (351.86 lb/ft), has a depth of 1900 mm (74.80 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 66,700 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,062,991.146 cm⁴, Iy = 78,187.293 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	523.6 kg/m	351.86 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	66,700 mm²	103.385 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,062,991.15 cm⁴	97613.36 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,187.29 cm⁴	1878.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	42,768.33 cm³	2609.894 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,127.49 cm³	190.852 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	48,244.38 cm³	2944.065 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,804.3 cm³	293.178 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	78.05 cm	30.727 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.83 cm	4.263 in