VS 200x23 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 200x23 (México) · Doble T VS 200x23 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 200x23 steel profile weighs 23.2 kg/m (15.58 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 130 mm (5.12 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,954 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,164.622 cm⁴, Iy = 293.098 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	23.2 kg/m	15.58 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,954 mm²	4.579 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,164.62 cm⁴	52.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	293.1 cm⁴	7.04 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	216.46 cm³	13.209 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	45.09 cm³	2.752 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	239.88 cm³	14.639 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	68.64 cm³	4.189 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.56 cm	3.370 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.15 cm	1.240 in