VS 2400x705 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 2400x705 (México) · Doble T VS 2400x705 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2400x705 steel profile weighs 704.9 kg/m (473.67 lb/ft), has a depth of 2400 mm (94.49 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 89,792 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 8,975,614.737 cm⁴, Iy = 158,478.916 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	704.9 kg/m	473.67 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	89,792 mm²	139.178 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	8,975,614.74 cm⁴	215639.14 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	158,478.92 cm⁴	3807.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	74,796.79 cm³	4564.399 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,282.63 cm³	322.367 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	83,579.78 cm³	5100.372 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,067.97 cm³	492.340 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	99.98 cm	39.362 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.29 cm	5.230 in