CVS 300x66 · Weight & Dimensions

BR — 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: CVS 300x66 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x66 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x66 steel profile weighs 66.3 kg/m (44.55 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,450 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 14,309.64 cm⁴, Iy = 3,256.38 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	66.3 kg/m	44.55 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,450 mm²	13.098 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	14,309.64 cm⁴	343.79 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,256.38 cm⁴	78.23 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	953.98 cm³	58.216 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	260.51 cm³	15.897 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,049.69 cm³	64.056 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	395.03 cm³	24.106 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	13.01 cm	5.122 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.21 cm	2.445 in