VS 950x127 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 950x127 (México) · Doble T VS 950x127 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The VS 950x127 steel profile weighs 126.8 kg/m (85.20 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 16,150 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 245,035.677 cm⁴, Iy = 8,936.238 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	950 mm	37.40 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	126.8 kg/m	85.20 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	16,150 mm²	25.032 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	245,035.68 cm⁴	5886.98 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,936.24 cm⁴	214.69 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,158.65 cm³	314.801 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	510.64 cm³	31.161 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,812.81 cm³	354.721 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	780.43 cm³	47.625 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.95 cm	15.335 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.44 cm	2.929 in