VS 2400x645 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 2400x645 (México) · Doble T VS 2400x645 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2400x645 steel profile weighs 645.3 kg/m (433.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 2400 mm (94.49 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 82,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,955,353.125 cm⁴, Iy = 135,079.36 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	645.3 kg/m	433.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	82,200 mm²	127.410 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,955,353.13 cm⁴	191127.36 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,079.36 cm⁴	3245.28 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	66,294.61 cm³	4045.562 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,502.65 cm³	274.769 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	74,778.75 cm³	4563.298 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,898.8 cm³	420.992 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	98.38 cm	38.731 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.82 cm	5.047 in