CS 600x432 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 600x432 (México) · Doble T CS 600x432 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x432 steel profile weighs 431.6 kg/m (290.03 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 54,975 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 379,395.703 cm⁴, Iy = 135,030.008 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	431.6 kg/m	290.03 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	54,975 mm²	85.211 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	379,395.7 cm⁴	9114.98 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,030.01 cm⁴	3244.10 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,646.52 cm³	771.741 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,501 cm³	274.669 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	13,965.47 cm³	852.229 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,797.38 cm³	414.803 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.27 cm	10.343 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.67 cm	6.170 in