CVS 1000x355 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: CVS 1000x355 (México) · Doble T CVS 1000x355 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1000x355 steel profile weighs 354.8 kg/m (238.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 45,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 827,441.667 cm⁴, Iy = 90,032.427 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1000 mm	39.37 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	354.8 kg/m	238.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	45,200 mm²	70.060 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	827,441.67 cm⁴	19879.29 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	90,032.43 cm⁴	2163.03 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,548.83 cm³	1009.876 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,001.08 cm³	183.138 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,235 cm³	1112.773 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,560.8 cm³	278.318 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	42.79 cm	16.845 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.11 cm	5.556 in