VS 750x170 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 750x170 (México) · Doble T VS 750x170 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 750 (UK / Australia)

The VS 750x170 steel profile weighs 169.6 kg/m (113.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 750 mm (29.53 in), flange width 320 mm (12.60 in). Cross-sectional area: 21,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 233,200 cm⁴, Iy = 13,656.32 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	169.6 kg/m	113.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	21,600 mm²	33.480 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	233,200 cm⁴	5602.63 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,656.32 cm⁴	328.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,218.67 cm³	379.488 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	853.52 cm³	52.085 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,780 cm³	413.743 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,291.2 cm³	78.794 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	32.86 cm	12.936 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.95 cm	3.130 in