VS 650x144 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 650x144 (México) · Doble T VS 650x144 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The VS 650x144 steel profile weighs 143.5 kg/m (96.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 18,281.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 147,178.123 cm⁴, Iy = 10,082.582 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	650 mm	25.59 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	143.5 kg/m	96.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	18,281.6 mm²	28.336 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	147,178.12 cm⁴	3535.95 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,082.58 cm⁴	242.23 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,528.56 cm³	276.351 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	672.17 cm³	41.019 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,950.01 cm³	302.069 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,017.68 cm³	62.103 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	28.37 cm	11.171 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.43 cm	2.924 in