VS 2500x774 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 2500x774 (México) · Doble T VS 2500x774 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 2500 (UK / Australia)

The VS 2500x774 steel profile weighs 773.8 kg/m (520.00 lb/ft), has a depth of 2500 mm (98.43 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 98,575 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 10,217,407.161 cm⁴, Iy = 214,513.609 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	773.8 kg/m	520.00 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	98,575 mm²	152.791 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	10,217,407.16 cm⁴	245473.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	214,513.61 cm⁴	5153.69 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	81,739.26 cm³	4988.056 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,128.96 cm³	374.014 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	92,573.59 cm³	5649.211 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,406.36 cm³	574.013 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	101.81 cm	40.082 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.75 cm	5.808 in