CS 500x253 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 500x253 (México) · Doble T CS 500x253 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CS 500x253 steel profile weighs 252.8 kg/m (169.86 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 153,295.833 cm⁴, Iy = 52,098.693 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	252.8 kg/m	169.86 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,200 mm²	49.910 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	153,295.83 cm⁴	3682.93 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,098.69 cm⁴	1251.67 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,131.83 cm³	374.189 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,083.95 cm³	127.171 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,747.5 cm³	411.759 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,153.8 cm³	192.457 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.82 cm	8.590 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.72 cm	5.008 in