VS 400x58 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 400x58 (México) · Doble T VS 400x58 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The VS 400x58 steel profile weighs 57.8 kg/m (38.84 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,362.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 21,544.596 cm⁴, Iy = 1,667.448 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	57.8 kg/m	38.84 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,362.5 mm²	11.412 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	21,544.6 cm⁴	517.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,667.45 cm⁴	40.06 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,077.23 cm³	65.737 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	166.74 cm³	10.175 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,190.23 cm³	72.633 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	253.72 cm³	15.483 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.11 cm	6.735 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.76 cm	1.874 in