VS 1900x573 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 1900x573 (México) · Doble T VS 1900x573 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1900 (UK / Australia)

The VS 1900x573 steel profile weighs 573.0 kg/m (385.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 1900 mm (74.80 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 72,992 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,583,175.377 cm⁴, Iy = 91,728.516 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	573.0 kg/m	385.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	72,992 mm²	113.138 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,583,175.38 cm⁴	110110.79 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	91,728.52 cm⁴	2203.78 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	48,243.95 cm³	2944.039 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,669.14 cm³	223.906 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	53,965.38 cm³	3293.183 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,615.97 cm³	342.709 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	79.24 cm	31.197 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.21 cm	4.413 in