CVS 600x226 · 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 600x226 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x226 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x226 steel profile weighs 226.1 kg/m (151.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 28,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 187,600 cm⁴, Iy = 26,685.44 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 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	226.1 kg/m	151.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	28,800 mm²	44.640 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	187,600 cm⁴	4507.09 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,685.44 cm⁴	641.12 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,253.33 cm³	381.603 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.27 cm³	81.422 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,960 cm³	424.727 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,035.2 cm³	124.196 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.52 cm	10.047 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.63 cm	3.791 in