CVS 550x329 · 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 550x329 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x329 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x329 steel profile weighs 328.7 kg/m (220.89 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,875 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 219,671.22 cm⁴, Iy = 40,061.85 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	328.7 kg/m	220.89 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,875 mm²	64.906 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	219,671.22 cm⁴	5277.60 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	40,061.85 cm⁴	962.49 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,988.04 cm³	487.462 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,003.09 cm³	122.237 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,097.66 cm³	555.176 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,074.22 cm³	187.601 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.9 cm	9.016 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.78 cm	3.850 in