VS 750x157 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 750x157 (México) · Doble T VS 750x157 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 750 (UK / Australia)

The VS 750x157 steel profile weighs 156.8 kg/m (105.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 750 mm (29.53 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,977.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 213,177.596 cm⁴, Iy = 12,236.396 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	156.8 kg/m	105.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,977.6 mm²	30.965 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	213,177.6 cm⁴	5121.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	12,236.4 cm⁴	293.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,684.74 cm³	346.905 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	764.77 cm³	46.670 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,210.05 cm³	378.962 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,158.16 cm³	70.676 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	32.67 cm	12.861 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.83 cm	3.081 in