CVS 400x116 · 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 400x116 (México) · Doble T CVS 400x116 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 400x116 steel profile weighs 116.5 kg/m (78.29 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 14,839 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 45,160.68 cm⁴, Iy = 8,552.59 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	116.5 kg/m	78.29 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	14,839 mm²	23.000 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	45,160.68 cm⁴	1084.99 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,552.59 cm⁴	205.48 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,258.03 cm³	137.794 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	570.17 cm³	34.794 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,482.93 cm³	151.518 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	863.17 cm³	52.674 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.45 cm	6.870 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.59 cm	2.988 in