CVS 650x461 · 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 650x461 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x461 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x461 steel profile weighs 461.2 kg/m (309.93 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 58,750 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 440,598.96 cm⁴, Iy = 76,009.11 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	50 mm	1.97 in
Weight	461.2 kg/m	309.93 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	58,750 mm²	91.063 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	440,598.96 cm⁴	10585.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	76,009.11 cm⁴	1826.12 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,556.89 cm³	827.296 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,378.18 cm³	206.150 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,390.63 cm³	939.198 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,148.44 cm³	314.178 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.39 cm	10.783 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.37 cm	4.476 in