VS 300x41 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 300x41 (México) · Doble T VS 300x41 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The VS 300x41 steel profile weighs 40.7 kg/m (27.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 180 mm (7.09 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,190.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 8,382.811 cm⁴, Iy = 923.986 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	180 mm	7.09 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	40.7 kg/m	27.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,190.3 mm²	8.045 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	8,382.81 cm⁴	201.40 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	923.99 cm⁴	22.20 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	558.85 cm³	34.104 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	102.67 cm³	6.265 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	621.12 cm³	37.903 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	156.69 cm³	9.562 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.71 cm	5.003 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.22 cm	1.661 in