CVS 300x79 · 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 300x79 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x79 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x79 steel profile weighs 79.2 kg/m (53.22 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,089 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 16,449.24 cm⁴, Iy = 2,535.21 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	79.2 kg/m	53.22 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,089 mm²	15.638 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	16,449.24 cm⁴	395.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,535.21 cm⁴	60.91 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,096.62 cm³	66.920 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	253.52 cm³	15.471 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,230.83 cm³	75.110 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	385.91 cm³	23.550 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.77 cm	5.028 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.01 cm	1.972 in