CVS 500x281 · 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 500x281 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x281 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x281 steel profile weighs 280.8 kg/m (188.70 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 35,770 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 155,013.18 cm⁴, Iy = 26,836.68 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	280.8 kg/m	188.70 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	35,770 mm²	55.444 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	155,013.18 cm⁴	3724.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,836.68 cm⁴	644.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,200.53 cm³	378.381 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,533.52 cm³	93.582 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,081.81 cm³	432.160 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,350.19 cm³	143.418 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.82 cm	8.197 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.66 cm	3.409 in