VS 2200x591 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 2200x591 (México) · Doble T VS 2200x591 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2200x591 steel profile weighs 590.7 kg/m (396.96 lb/ft), has a depth of 2200 mm (86.61 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 75,250 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 6,102,454.427 cm⁴, Iy = 104,056.908 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	590.7 kg/m	396.96 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	75,250 mm²	116.638 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	6,102,454.43 cm⁴	146611.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	104,056.91 cm⁴	2499.97 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	55,476.86 cm³	3385.420 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,783.89 cm³	230.908 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	62,664.06 cm³	3824.012 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,807.88 cm³	354.420 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	90.05 cm	35.454 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.76 cm	4.630 in