CS 500x194 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, welded sections · 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: CS 500x194 (México) · Doble T CS 500x194 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CS 500x194 steel profile weighs 194.5 kg/m (130.72 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,775 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 120,225.626 cm⁴, Iy = 39,590.853 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	194.5 kg/m	130.72 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,775 mm²	38.401 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	120,225.63 cm⁴	2888.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	39,590.85 cm⁴	951.17 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,809.03 cm³	293.466 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,583.63 cm³	96.640 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,236.51 cm³	319.553 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,393.05 cm³	146.033 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.03 cm	8.673 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.64 cm	4.977 in