CS 600x483 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 600x483 (México) · Doble T CS 600x483 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x483 steel profile weighs 483.1 kg/m (324.64 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,537.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 394,468.945 cm⁴, Iy = 135,136.744 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	483.1 kg/m	324.64 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,537.5 mm²	95.383 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	394,468.95 cm⁴	9477.12 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,136.74 cm⁴	3246.66 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,148.96 cm³	802.402 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,504.56 cm³	274.886 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,826.8 cm³	904.790 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,880.23 cm³	419.859 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.32 cm	9.968 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.82 cm	5.834 in