CS 600x402 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 600x402 (México) · Doble T CS 600x402 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x402 steel profile weighs 402.2 kg/m (270.25 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 51,225 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 337,990.517 cm⁴, Iy = 113,469.922 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	402.2 kg/m	270.25 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	51,225 mm²	79.399 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	337,990.52 cm⁴	8120.22 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,469.92 cm⁴	2726.11 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,266.35 cm³	687.518 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,782.33 cm³	230.813 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,546.96 cm³	765.665 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,753.91 cm³	351.126 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.69 cm	10.113 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.88 cm	5.860 in