VS 2000x620 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 2000x620 (México) · Doble T VS 2000x620 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2000 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2000x620 steel profile weighs 620.1 kg/m (416.70 lb/ft), has a depth of 2000 mm (78.74 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 78,992 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,562,134.417 cm⁴, Iy = 122,073.596 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	2000 mm	78.74 in
Width (b)	550 mm	21.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	620.1 kg/m	416.70 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	78,992 mm²	122.438 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,562,134.42 cm⁴	133630.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	122,073.6 cm⁴	2932.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	55,621.34 cm³	3394.237 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,439.04 cm³	270.888 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	61,958.18 cm³	3780.936 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,777.37 cm³	413.582 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	83.91 cm	33.037 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.43 cm	4.894 in