CVS 500x238 · 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 500x238 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x238 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x238 steel profile weighs 238.3 kg/m (160.14 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,353 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 134,390.89 cm⁴, Iy = 22,534.35 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	238.3 kg/m	160.14 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,353 mm²	47.047 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	134,390.89 cm⁴	3228.74 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	22,534.35 cm⁴	541.39 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,375.64 cm³	328.043 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,287.68 cm³	78.579 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,072.32 cm³	370.557 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,968.81 cm³	120.145 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.04 cm	8.283 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.62 cm	3.394 in