VS 200x21 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 200x21 (México) · Doble T VS 200x21 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 200x21 steel profile weighs 20.8 kg/m (14.00 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,654.15 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,915.71 cm⁴, Iy = 288.287 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	200 mm	7.87 in
Width (b)	140 mm	5.51 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Weight	20.8 kg/m	14.00 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,654.15 mm²	4.114 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,915.71 cm⁴	46.02 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	288.29 cm⁴	6.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	191.57 cm³	11.690 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	41.18 cm³	2.513 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	212.55 cm³	12.970 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	62.8 cm³	3.832 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.5 cm	3.345 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.3 cm	1.298 in