CS 500x333 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 500x333 (México) · Doble T CS 500x333 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CS 500x333 steel profile weighs 333.1 kg/m (223.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 42,425 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 190,496.749 cm⁴, Iy = 65,681.901 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	333.1 kg/m	223.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	42,425 mm²	65.759 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	190,496.75 cm⁴	4576.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,681.9 cm⁴	1578.01 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,619.87 cm³	464.995 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,627.28 cm³	160.327 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,572.43 cm³	523.124 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,005.78 cm³	244.449 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.19 cm	8.343 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.44 cm	4.899 in