CVS 400x140 · 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 400x140 (México) · Doble T CVS 400x140 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 400x140 steel profile weighs 140.4 kg/m (94.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,880 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 52,631.85 cm⁴, Iy = 10,085.78 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	140.4 kg/m	94.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,880 mm²	27.714 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	52,631.85 cm⁴	1264.48 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,085.78 cm⁴	242.31 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,631.59 cm³	160.590 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	672.39 cm³	41.032 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,931.74 cm³	178.907 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,021.87 cm³	62.359 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.16 cm	6.756 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.51 cm	2.957 in