CVS 450x130 · 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 450x130 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x130 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x130 steel profile weighs 129.9 kg/m (87.29 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 16,550 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 60,261.03 cm⁴, Iy = 8,556.71 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	129.9 kg/m	87.29 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	16,550 mm²	25.652 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	60,261.03 cm⁴	1447.77 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,556.71 cm⁴	205.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,678.27 cm³	163.439 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	570.45 cm³	34.811 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,987.15 cm³	182.288 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	871.09 cm³	53.157 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	19.08 cm	7.512 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.19 cm	2.831 in