CVS 650x252 · 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 650x252 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x252 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x252 steel profile weighs 252.0 kg/m (169.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,100 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 248,643.75 cm⁴, Iy = 37,989.23 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	650 mm	25.59 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	252.0 kg/m	169.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,100 mm²	49.755 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	248,643.75 cm⁴	5973.67 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	37,989.23 cm⁴	912.69 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,650.58 cm³	466.869 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,688.41 cm³	103.034 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,471.25 cm³	516.950 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,569.65 cm³	156.810 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.83 cm	10.957 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.88 cm	4.283 in