CS 500x369 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 500x369 (México) · Doble T CS 500x369 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CS 500x369 steel profile weighs 369.1 kg/m (248.04 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 47,020 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 215,306.146 cm⁴, Iy = 78,164.806 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	369.1 kg/m	248.04 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	47,020 mm²	72.881 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	215,306.15 cm⁴	5172.73 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	78,164.81 cm⁴	1877.91 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,612.25 cm³	525.554 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,126.59 cm³	190.797 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,683.38 cm³	590.918 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,740.81 cm³	289.303 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	21.4 cm	8.425 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.89 cm	5.076 in