CS 600x305 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 600x305 (México) · Doble T CS 600x305 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x305 steel profile weighs 304.6 kg/m (204.68 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 38,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 270,308.333 cm⁴, Iy = 90,018.773 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	304.6 kg/m	204.68 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	38,800 mm²	60.140 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	270,308.33 cm⁴	6494.16 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	90,018.77 cm⁴	2162.70 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,010.28 cm³	549.843 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,000.63 cm³	183.110 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,835 cm³	600.171 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,535.2 cm³	276.756 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.39 cm	10.392 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.23 cm	5.997 in