VS 350x46 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 350x46 (México) · Doble T VS 350x46 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The VS 350x46 steel profile weighs 46.2 kg/m (31.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,885.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 12,921.078 cm⁴, Iy = 1,267.356 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)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	46.2 kg/m	31.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,885.3 mm²	9.122 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	12,921.08 cm⁴	310.43 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,267.36 cm⁴	30.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	738.35 cm³	45.057 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	126.74 cm³	7.734 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	819.51 cm³	50.010 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	193.28 cm³	11.795 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	14.82 cm	5.834 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.64 cm	1.827 in