CVS 1100x506 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 1100x506 (México) · Doble T CVS 1100x506 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1100 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1100x506 steel profile weighs 506.1 kg/m (340.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 1100 mm (43.31 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 64,475 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,441,054.557 cm⁴, Iy = 135,058.587 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	506.1 kg/m	340.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	64,475 mm²	99.936 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,441,054.56 cm⁴	34621.34 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	135,058.59 cm⁴	3244.78 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	26,200.99 cm³	1598.889 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,501.95 cm³	274.727 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	28,896.72 cm³	1763.393 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,842.51 cm³	417.557 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	47.28 cm	18.613 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.47 cm	5.698 in