VS 2200x486 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 2200x486 (México) · Doble T VS 2200x486 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2200x486 steel profile weighs 485.9 kg/m (326.54 lb/ft), has a depth of 2200 mm (86.61 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,900 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,577,564.583 cm⁴, Iy = 69,396.303 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	2200 mm	86.61 in
Width (b)	550 mm	21.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	485.9 kg/m	326.54 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,900 mm²	95.945 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,577,564.58 cm⁴	109975.99 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,396.3 cm⁴	1667.25 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	41,614.22 cm³	2539.466 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,523.5 cm³	153.994 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	48,396.25 cm³	2953.333 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,918.85 cm³	239.144 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	85.99 cm	33.856 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.59 cm	4.169 in