VS 650x98 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 650x98 (México) · Doble T VS 650x98 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The VS 650x98 steel profile weighs 98.1 kg/m (65.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 12,500 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 92,486.979 cm⁴, Iy = 5,627.667 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	98.1 kg/m	65.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	12,500 mm²	19.375 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	92,486.98 cm⁴	2222.00 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	5,627.67 cm⁴	135.20 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,845.75 cm³	173.659 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	375.18 cm³	22.895 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,171.88 cm³	193.561 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	572.5 cm³	34.936 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.2 cm	10.709 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.71 cm	2.642 in