CS 600x541 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 600x541 (México) · Doble T CS 600x541 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x541 steel profile weighs 541.1 kg/m (363.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 68,928 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 444,143.514 cm⁴, Iy = 158,533.358 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	541.1 kg/m	363.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	68,928 mm²	106.838 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	444,143.51 cm⁴	10670.55 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	158,533.36 cm⁴	3808.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,804.78 cm³	903.447 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,284.45 cm³	322.478 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,742.78 cm³	1021.712 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,047.01 cm³	491.061 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.38 cm	9.994 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.17 cm	5.971 in