CS 600x456 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 600x456 (México) · Doble T CS 600x456 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x456 steel profile weighs 456.3 kg/m (306.65 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 58,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 386,630.859 cm⁴, Iy = 135,068.359 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	456.3 kg/m	306.65 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	58,125 mm²	90.094 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	386,630.86 cm⁴	9288.81 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,068.36 cm⁴	3245.02 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,887.7 cm³	786.459 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,502.28 cm³	274.747 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,378.91 cm³	877.458 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,832.03 cm³	416.918 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.79 cm	10.154 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.24 cm	6.002 in