CVS 600x292 · 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 600x292 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x292 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x292 steel profile weighs 292.2 kg/m (196.36 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 37,228.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 232,725.6 cm⁴, Iy = 33,650.3 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	292.2 kg/m	196.36 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	37,228.8 mm²	57.705 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	232,725.6 cm⁴	5591.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,650.3 cm⁴	808.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,757.52 cm³	473.395 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,682.51 cm³	102.673 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,777.97 cm³	535.667 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,587.36 cm³	157.891 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25 cm	9.842 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.51 cm	3.744 in