VS 950x180 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 950x180 (México) · Doble T VS 950x180 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The VS 950x180 steel profile weighs 179.9 kg/m (120.91 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,921.6 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 386,806.01 cm⁴, Iy = 16,010.529 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	179.9 kg/m	120.91 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,921.6 mm²	35.528 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	386,806.01 cm⁴	9293.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	16,010.53 cm⁴	384.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,143.28 cm³	496.936 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	914.89 cm³	55.830 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,911.16 cm³	543.795 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,386.48 cm³	84.609 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	41.08 cm	16.173 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.36 cm	3.290 in