CVS 1200x491 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 1200x491 (México) · Doble T CVS 1200x491 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1200x491 steel profile weighs 491.0 kg/m (329.98 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 62,553 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,630,889.66 cm⁴, Iy = 144,243.114 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1200 mm	47.24 in
Width (b)	650 mm	25.59 in
Web thickness (tw)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	491.0 kg/m	329.98 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	62,553 mm²	96.957 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,630,889.66 cm⁴	39182.12 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	144,243.11 cm⁴	3465.44 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	27,181.49 cm³	1658.724 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,438.25 cm³	270.840 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	30,065.69 cm³	1834.729 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,756.99 cm³	412.339 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	51.06 cm	20.103 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.19 cm	5.978 in