CVS 500x134 · 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 500x134 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x134 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x134 steel profile weighs 133.8 kg/m (89.91 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,050 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 76,292.99 cm⁴, Iy = 11,440.95 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	133.8 kg/m	89.91 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,050 mm²	26.427 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	76,292.99 cm⁴	1832.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,440.95 cm⁴	274.87 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,051.72 cm³	186.228 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	653.77 cm³	39.896 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,394.85 cm³	207.167 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	998.28 cm³	60.919 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.15 cm	8.327 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.19 cm	3.224 in