CVS 350x87 · 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 350x87 (México) · Doble T CVS 350x87 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 350 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 350x87 steel profile weighs 86.5 kg/m (58.13 lb/ft), has a depth of 350 mm (13.78 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 11,021 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 24,874.06 cm⁴, Iy = 4,168.94 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	350 mm	13.78 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	86.5 kg/m	58.13 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	11,021 mm²	17.083 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	24,874.06 cm⁴	597.60 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,168.94 cm⁴	100.16 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,421.38 cm³	86.738 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	333.52 cm³	20.353 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,576.17 cm³	96.184 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	507.17 cm³	30.950 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	15.02 cm	5.913 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.15 cm	2.421 in