VS 850x188 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 850x188 (México) · Doble T VS 850x188 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 850 (UK / Australia)

The VS 850x188 steel profile weighs 187.6 kg/m (126.08 lb/ft), has a depth of 850 mm (33.46 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 23,900 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 331,997.917 cm⁴, Iy = 17,867.997 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	850 mm	33.46 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	187.6 kg/m	126.08 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	23,900 mm²	37.045 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	331,997.92 cm⁴	7976.25 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,868 cm⁴	429.28 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,811.72 cm³	476.702 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,021.03 cm³	62.307 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,498.75 cm³	518.628 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,544.05 cm³	94.224 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	37.27 cm	14.674 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.65 cm	3.404 in