VS 350x33 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 350x33 (México) · Doble T VS 350x33 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The VS 350x33 steel profile weighs 32.5 kg/m (21.87 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,146.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 8,961.925 cm⁴, Iy = 546.432 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	350 mm	13.78 in
Width (b)	160 mm	6.30 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	32.5 kg/m	21.87 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,146.5 mm²	6.427 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	8,961.92 cm⁴	215.31 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	546.43 cm⁴	13.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	512.11 cm³	31.251 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	68.3 cm³	4.168 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	570.23 cm³	34.798 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	104.28 cm³	6.364 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	14.7 cm	5.788 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.63 cm	1.429 in