VS 200x30 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 200x30 (México) · Doble T VS 200x30 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 200x30 steel profile weighs 29.8 kg/m (20.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 200 mm (7.87 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,800.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,726.614 cm⁴, Iy = 434.844 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)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	29.8 kg/m	20.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,800.3 mm²	5.890 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,726.61 cm⁴	65.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	434.84 cm⁴	10.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	272.66 cm³	16.639 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	62.12 cm³	3.791 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	304.96 cm³	18.610 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	94.9 cm³	5.791 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	8.47 cm	3.335 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.38 cm	1.332 in