CS 600x446 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 600x446 (México) · Doble T CS 600x446 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x446 steel profile weighs 445.6 kg/m (299.42 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 56,760 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 383,495.625 cm⁴, Iy = 135,049.172 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	445.6 kg/m	299.42 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	56,760 mm²	87.978 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	383,495.63 cm⁴	9213.48 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,049.17 cm⁴	3244.56 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,783.19 cm³	780.081 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,501.64 cm³	274.708 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,199.75 cm³	866.526 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,815.86 cm³	415.931 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.99 cm	10.234 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.42 cm	6.073 in