CVS 650x326 · 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 650x326 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x326 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x326 steel profile weighs 325.8 kg/m (218.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,498.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 309,116.81 cm⁴, Iy = 47,895.6 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	325.8 kg/m	218.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,498.8 mm²	64.323 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	309,116.81 cm⁴	7426.53 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	47,895.6 cm⁴	1150.69 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,511.29 cm³	580.417 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,128.69 cm³	129.901 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,696.82 cm³	652.763 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,263.01 cm³	199.122 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.29 cm	10.744 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.74 cm	4.228 in