VS 2400x590 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 2400x590 (México) · Doble T VS 2400x590 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2400x590 steel profile weighs 590.3 kg/m (396.65 lb/ft), has a depth of 2400 mm (94.49 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 75,192 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,003,391.135 cm⁴, Iy = 113,479.77 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	590.3 kg/m	396.65 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	75,192 mm²	116.548 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,003,391.14 cm⁴	168256.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,479.77 cm⁴	2726.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	58,361.59 cm³	3561.458 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,782.66 cm³	230.833 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	66,610.93 cm³	4064.865 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,819.57 cm³	355.133 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	96.51 cm	37.996 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.28 cm	4.837 in