VS 350x38 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 350x38 (México) · Doble T VS 350x38 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The VS 350x38 steel profile weighs 37.6 kg/m (25.25 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,786.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 10,833.69 cm⁴, Iy = 1,066.965 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	350 mm	13.78 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	37.6 kg/m	25.25 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,786.5 mm²	7.419 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	10,833.69 cm⁴	260.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,066.96 cm⁴	25.63 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	619.07 cm³	37.778 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	106.7 cm³	6.511 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	679.67 cm³	41.476 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	161.88 cm³	9.879 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	15.04 cm	5.923 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.72 cm	1.859 in