CVS 450x206 · 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 450x206 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x206 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x206 steel profile weighs 206.1 kg/m (138.50 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 26,253 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 92,088.09 cm⁴, Iy = 14,197.12 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	206.1 kg/m	138.50 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	26,253 mm²	40.692 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	92,088.09 cm⁴	2212.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	14,197.12 cm⁴	341.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,092.8 cm³	249.759 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	946.47 cm³	57.757 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,666.23 cm³	284.752 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,452.43 cm³	88.633 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.73 cm	7.374 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.35 cm	2.894 in