CVS 600x339 · 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 600x339 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x339 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x339 steel profile weighs 338.5 kg/m (227.47 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 267,802.73 cm⁴, Iy = 40,068.36 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	338.5 kg/m	227.47 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,125 mm²	66.844 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	267,802.73 cm⁴	6433.96 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	40,068.36 cm⁴	962.64 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,926.76 cm³	544.747 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,003.42 cm³	122.257 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,160.16 cm³	620.014 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,082.03 cm³	188.078 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	24.92 cm	9.811 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.64 cm	3.795 in