CVS 500x180 · 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 500x180 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x180 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x180 steel profile weighs 180.3 kg/m (121.16 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,963.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 102,057.54 cm⁴, Iy = 16,022.2 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	180.3 kg/m	121.16 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,963.2 mm²	35.593 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	102,057.54 cm⁴	2451.93 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	16,022.2 cm⁴	384.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,082.3 cm³	249.118 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	915.55 cm³	55.871 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,573.21 cm³	279.076 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,401.13 cm³	85.503 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.08 cm	8.299 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.35 cm	3.287 in