VS 2500x710 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 2500x710 (México) · Doble T VS 2500x710 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2500x710 steel profile weighs 709.7 kg/m (476.89 lb/ft), has a depth of 2500 mm (98.43 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 90,403 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 9,010,040.538 cm⁴, Iy = 180,214.295 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	2500 mm	98.43 in
Width (b)	700 mm	27.56 in
Web thickness (tw)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	709.7 kg/m	476.89 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	90,403 mm²	140.125 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	9,010,040.54 cm⁴	216466.22 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	180,214.29 cm⁴	4329.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	72,080.32 cm³	4398.630 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,148.98 cm³	314.211 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	82,640.53 cm³	5043.056 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,937.44 cm³	484.374 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	99.83 cm	39.304 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.12 cm	5.559 in