CVS 450x168 · 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 450x168 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x168 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x168 steel profile weighs 168.0 kg/m (112.90 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 21,400 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 76,345.83 cm⁴, Iy = 11,263.65 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	168.0 kg/m	112.90 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	21,400 mm²	33.170 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	76,345.83 cm⁴	1834.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,263.65 cm⁴	270.61 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,393.15 cm³	207.064 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	750.91 cm³	45.824 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,827.5 cm³	233.569 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,150.6 cm³	70.214 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.89 cm	7.437 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.25 cm	2.854 in