CVS 500x319 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 500x319 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x319 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x319 steel profile weighs 319.4 kg/m (214.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,684 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 176,429.003 cm⁴, Iy = 32,194.651 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	45 mm	1.77 in
Weight	319.4 kg/m	214.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,684 mm²	63.060 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	176,429 cm⁴	4238.71 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	32,194.65 cm⁴	773.48 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,057.16 cm³	430.656 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,839.69 cm³	112.266 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,107.61 cm³	494.759 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,807.68 cm³	171.336 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.82 cm	8.199 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.9 cm	3.502 in