CVS 550x363 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 550x363 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x363 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x363 steel profile weighs 363.5 kg/m (244.27 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 46,304 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 248,299.387 cm⁴, Iy = 48,043.084 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	550 mm	21.65 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	45 mm	1.77 in
Weight	363.5 kg/m	244.27 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	46,304 mm²	71.771 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	248,299.39 cm⁴	5965.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	48,043.08 cm⁴	1154.24 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,029.07 cm³	550.990 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,402.15 cm³	146.589 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,274.96 cm³	627.019 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,657.7 cm³	223.208 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.16 cm	9.117 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.19 cm	4.010 in