CVS 500x194 · 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 500x194 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x194 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x194 steel profile weighs 193.9 kg/m (130.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,700 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 110,952.08 cm⁴, Iy = 17,879.94 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	193.9 kg/m	130.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,700 mm²	38.285 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	110,952.08 cm⁴	2665.62 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,879.94 cm⁴	429.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,438.08 cm³	270.829 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,021.71 cm³	62.349 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,966.25 cm³	303.060 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,560.05 cm³	95.200 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.19 cm	8.343 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.51 cm	3.350 in