VS 2400x531 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 2400x531 (México) · Doble T VS 2400x531 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2400x531 steel profile weighs 530.7 kg/m (356.60 lb/ft), has a depth of 2400 mm (94.49 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 67,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,961,008.333 cm⁴, Iy = 90,080.213 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	2400 mm	94.49 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	530.7 kg/m	356.60 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	67,600 mm²	104.780 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,961,008.33 cm⁴	143213.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	90,080.21 cm⁴	2164.18 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	49,675.07 cm³	3031.371 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,002.67 cm³	183.235 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	57,715 cm³	3522.000 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,650.4 cm³	283.786 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	93.9 cm	36.970 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.54 cm	4.545 in