CVS 600x412 · 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 600x412 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x412 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x412 steel profile weighs 412.1 kg/m (276.93 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 52,500 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 329,375 cm⁴, Iy = 53,398.44 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	50 mm	1.97 in
Weight	412.1 kg/m	276.93 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	52,500 mm²	81.375 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	329,375 cm⁴	7913.23 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	53,398.44 cm⁴	1282.90 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,979.17 cm³	669.993 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,669.92 cm³	162.929 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,562.5 cm³	766.614 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,078.13 cm³	248.864 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.05 cm	9.862 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.09 cm	3.972 in