CS 600x318 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 600x318 (México) · Doble T CS 600x318 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x318 steel profile weighs 317.5 kg/m (213.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,450 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 274,467.708 cm⁴, Iy = 90,031.437 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	317.5 kg/m	213.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,450 mm²	62.697 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	274,467.71 cm⁴	6594.09 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	90,031.44 cm⁴	2163.01 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,148.92 cm³	558.304 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,001.05 cm³	183.136 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,061.88 cm³	614.016 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,549.64 cm³	277.637 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.05 cm	10.255 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.92 cm	5.874 in