CS 600x281 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 600x281 (México) · Doble T CS 600x281 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x281 steel profile weighs 280.7 kg/m (188.64 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 35,763.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 247,124.718 cm⁴, Iy = 80,658.951 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	280.7 kg/m	188.64 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	35,763.2 mm²	55.433 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	247,124.72 cm⁴	5937.17 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	80,658.95 cm⁴	1937.83 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,237.49 cm³	502.685 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,688.63 cm³	164.071 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,995.93 cm³	548.968 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,067.53 cm³	248.217 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.29 cm	10.349 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.02 cm	5.913 in