VS 2200x540 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 2200x540 (México) · Doble T VS 2200x540 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2200x540 steel profile weighs 540.4 kg/m (363.16 lb/ft), has a depth of 2200 mm (86.61 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 68,842 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,374,958.512 cm⁴, Iy = 87,419.818 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	540.4 kg/m	363.16 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	68,842 mm²	106.705 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,374,958.51 cm⁴	129133.38 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	87,419.82 cm⁴	2100.26 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	48,863.26 cm³	2981.832 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,178.9 cm³	193.989 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	55,836.34 cm³	3407.357 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,901.14 cm³	299.087 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	88.36 cm	34.788 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.27 cm	4.437 in