CS 600x391 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 600x391 (México) · Doble T CS 600x391 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x391 steel profile weighs 391.2 kg/m (262.87 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 49,828.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 334,635.344 cm⁴, Iy = 113,450.296 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	391.2 kg/m	262.87 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	49,828.8 mm²	77.235 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	334,635.34 cm⁴	8039.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,450.3 cm⁴	2725.64 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,154.51 cm³	680.693 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,781.68 cm³	230.773 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,359.52 cm³	754.227 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,737.36 cm³	350.117 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.91 cm	10.203 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.09 cm	5.941 in