CS 650x468 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 650x468 (México) · Doble T CS 650x468 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CS 650x468 steel profile weighs 468.5 kg/m (314.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 59,675 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 487,893.62 cm⁴, Iy = 171,673.491 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	650 mm	25.59 in
Width (b)	650 mm	25.59 in
Web thickness (tw)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	468.5 kg/m	314.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	59,675 mm²	92.496 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	487,893.62 cm⁴	11721.64 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	171,673.49 cm⁴	4124.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	15,012.11 cm³	916.099 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,282.26 cm³	322.345 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,500.16 cm³	1006.906 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,973.77 cm³	486.591 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	28.59 cm	11.257 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	16.96 cm	6.678 in