CVS 1100x451 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 1100x451 (México) · Doble T CVS 1100x451 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1100x451 steel profile weighs 451.4 kg/m (303.34 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 57,503 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,255,778.363 cm⁴, Iy = 113,459.273 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1100 mm	43.31 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	451.4 kg/m	303.34 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	57,503 mm²	89.130 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,255,778.36 cm⁴	30170.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,459.27 cm⁴	2725.86 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	22,832.33 cm³	1393.320 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,781.98 cm³	230.791 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	25,302.65 cm³	1544.069 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,763.59 cm³	351.717 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	46.73 cm	18.398 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.05 cm	5.530 in