VS 950x194 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 950x194 (México) · Doble T VS 950x194 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The VS 950x194 steel profile weighs 193.9 kg/m (130.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,700 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 423,027.083 cm⁴, Iy = 17,868.423 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	193.9 kg/m	130.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,700 mm²	38.285 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	423,027.08 cm⁴	10163.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,868.42 cm⁴	429.29 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,905.83 cm³	543.470 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,021.05 cm³	62.309 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,713.75 cm³	592.772 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,545.65 cm³	94.322 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	41.38 cm	16.293 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.51 cm	3.349 in