CVS 500x150 · 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 500x150 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x150 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x150 steel profile weighs 149.7 kg/m (100.60 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 19,075 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 87,239.54 cm⁴, Iy = 13,584.6 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	149.7 kg/m	100.60 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	19,075 mm²	29.566 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	87,239.54 cm⁴	2095.93 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,584.6 cm⁴	326.37 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,489.58 cm³	212.948 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	776.26 cm³	47.370 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,865.66 cm³	235.898 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,181.8 cm³	72.118 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.39 cm	8.421 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.44 cm	3.323 in