VS 950x162 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 950x162 (México) · Doble T VS 950x162 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The VS 950x162 steel profile weighs 161.7 kg/m (108.65 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,596 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 338,808.079 cm⁴, Iy = 13,580.975 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	161.7 kg/m	108.65 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,596 mm²	31.924 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	338,808.08 cm⁴	8139.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,580.97 cm⁴	326.28 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,132.8 cm³	435.272 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	776.06 cm³	47.358 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,854.64 cm³	479.321 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,178.34 cm³	71.907 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	40.56 cm	15.968 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.12 cm	3.197 in