CVS 1100x479 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 1100x479 (México) · Doble T CVS 1100x479 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1100x479 steel profile weighs 479.1 kg/m (321.94 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 61,028.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,287,374.497 cm⁴, Iy = 113,497.127 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	479.1 kg/m	321.94 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	61,028.8 mm²	94.595 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,287,374.5 cm⁴	30929.17 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	113,497.13 cm⁴	2726.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	23,406.81 cm³	1428.377 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,783.24 cm³	230.868 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	26,216.72 cm³	1599.849 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	5,800.08 cm³	353.944 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	45.93 cm	18.082 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.64 cm	5.369 in