CVS 450x156 · 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 450x156 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x156 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x156 steel profile weighs 156.4 kg/m (105.10 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,923.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 70,361.51 cm⁴, Iy = 10,093.83 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	156.4 kg/m	105.10 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,923.2 mm²	30.881 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	70,361.51 cm⁴	1690.44 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	10,093.83 cm⁴	242.50 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,127.18 cm³	190.833 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	672.92 cm³	41.064 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,530.22 cm³	215.428 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,033.93 cm³	63.095 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.79 cm	7.398 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.12 cm	2.803 in