CVS 400x152 · 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 400x152 (México) · Doble T CVS 400x152 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 400x152 steel profile weighs 152.1 kg/m (102.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,375 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 57,278.65 cm⁴, Iy = 11,255.7 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	152.1 kg/m	102.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,375 mm²	30.031 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	57,278.65 cm⁴	1376.12 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,255.7 cm⁴	270.42 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,863.93 cm³	174.768 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	750.38 cm³	45.791 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,195.31 cm³	194.991 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,138.67 cm³	69.486 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.19 cm	6.768 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.62 cm	3.000 in