CVS 1000x436 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 1000x436 (México) · Doble T CVS 1000x436 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1000 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1000x436 steel profile weighs 436.5 kg/m (293.31 lb/ft), has a depth of 1000 mm (39.37 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 55,603 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,016,969.253 cm⁴, Iy = 113,453.557 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	436.5 kg/m	293.31 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	55,603 mm²	86.185 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,016,969.25 cm⁴	24432.69 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,453.56 cm⁴	2725.72 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	20,339.39 cm³	1241.191 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,781.79 cm³	230.780 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	22,475 cm³	1371.515 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,754.56 cm³	351.167 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	42.77 cm	16.837 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.28 cm	5.624 in