VS 950x146 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 950x146 (México) · Doble T VS 950x146 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The VS 950x146 steel profile weighs 145.6 kg/m (97.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 18,544 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 295,858.282 cm⁴, Iy = 11,437.25 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	145.6 kg/m	97.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	18,544 mm²	28.743 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	295,858.28 cm⁴	7108.00 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,437.25 cm⁴	274.78 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,228.6 cm³	380.094 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	653.56 cm³	39.883 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,915.85 cm³	422.033 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	994.69 cm³	60.700 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	39.94 cm	15.726 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.85 cm	3.092 in