VS 750x140 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 750x140 (México) · Doble T VS 750x140 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 750 (UK / Australia)

The VS 750x140 steel profile weighs 140.2 kg/m (94.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 750 mm (29.53 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,856 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 186,545.267 cm⁴, Iy = 10,379.571 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	750 mm	29.53 in
Width (b)	320 mm	12.60 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	140.2 kg/m	94.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,856 mm²	27.677 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	186,545.27 cm⁴	4481.75 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,379.57 cm⁴	249.37 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,974.54 cm³	303.566 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	648.72 cm³	39.588 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,458.37 cm³	333.091 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	984.19 cm³	60.059 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	32.32 cm	12.725 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.62 cm	3.002 in