CVS 600x372 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 600x372 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x372 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x372 steel profile weighs 372.3 kg/m (250.17 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 47,424 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 302,591.52 cm⁴, Iy = 48,047.768 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 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	372.3 kg/m	250.17 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	47,424 mm²	73.507 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	302,591.52 cm⁴	7269.76 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	48,047.77 cm⁴	1154.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,086.38 cm³	615.511 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,402.39 cm³	146.603 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,446.56 cm³	698.515 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,663.97 cm³	223.590 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.26 cm	9.945 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.07 cm	3.963 in