CVS 500x123 Tecnometal · Weight & Dimensions

Tecnometal, welded sections (Brazil) · 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 500x123 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x123 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x123 steel profile weighs 122.8 kg/m (82.54 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 15,646 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 73,730.413 cm⁴, Iy = 11,436.677 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	122.8 kg/m	82.54 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	15,646 mm²	24.251 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	73,730.41 cm⁴	1771.37 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,436.68 cm⁴	274.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,949.22 cm³	179.973 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	653.52 cm³	39.881 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,230.58 cm³	197.143 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	990.56 cm³	60.448 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.71 cm	8.546 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.55 cm	3.366 in