CVS 550x220 · 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 550x220 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x220 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x220 steel profile weighs 219.8 kg/m (147.71 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 28,000 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 154,583.33 cm⁴, Iy = 26,683.73 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	550 mm	21.65 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	219.8 kg/m	147.71 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	28,000 mm²	43.400 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	154,583.33 cm⁴	3713.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,683.73 cm⁴	641.08 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,621.21 cm³	343.029 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.19 cm³	81.418 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,250 cm³	381.400 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,032 cm³	124.001 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.5 cm	9.252 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.76 cm	3.843 in