CVS 400x103 · 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 400x103 (México) · Doble T CVS 400x103 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 400x103 steel profile weighs 102.8 kg/m (69.08 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 13,096 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 39,355.27 cm⁴, Iy = 7,202.63 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	102.8 kg/m	69.08 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	13,096 mm²	20.299 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	39,355.27 cm⁴	945.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	7,202.63 cm⁴	173.04 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,967.76 cm³	120.081 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	480.18 cm³	29.303 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,164.83 cm³	132.107 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	728.3 cm³	44.444 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.34 cm	6.827 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.42 cm	2.921 in