VS 200x20 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 200x20 (México) · Doble T VS 200x20 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 200x20 steel profile weighs 19.9 kg/m (13.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 130 mm (5.12 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,528.15 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,797.481 cm⁴, Iy = 230.852 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	200 mm	7.87 in
Width (b)	130 mm	5.12 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Weight	19.9 kg/m	13.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,528.15 mm²	3.919 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,797.48 cm⁴	43.18 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	230.85 cm⁴	5.55 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	179.75 cm³	10.969 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	35.52 cm³	2.167 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	200.34 cm³	12.226 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	54.29 cm³	3.313 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.43 cm	3.320 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.02 cm	1.190 in