VS 2200x645 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 2200x645 (México) · Doble T VS 2200x645 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2200 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2200x645 steel profile weighs 645.2 kg/m (433.58 lb/ft), has a depth of 2200 mm (86.61 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 82,192 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 6,881,356.604 cm⁴, Iy = 122,080.423 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	645.2 kg/m	433.58 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	82,192 mm²	127.398 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	6,881,356.6 cm⁴	165324.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	122,080.42 cm⁴	2932.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	62,557.79 cm³	3817.526 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,439.29 cm³	270.903 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	70,017.38 cm³	4272.740 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,790.17 cm³	414.363 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	91.5 cm	36.024 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.19 cm	4.798 in