CVS 1200x521 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 1200x521 (México) · Doble T CVS 1200x521 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1200x521 steel profile weighs 521.4 kg/m (350.37 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 66,418.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,672,536.214 cm⁴, Iy = 144,284.619 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	521.4 kg/m	350.37 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	66,418.8 mm²	102.949 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,672,536.21 cm⁴	40182.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	144,284.62 cm⁴	3466.44 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	27,875.6 cm³	1701.081 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,439.53 cm³	270.918 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	31,164.54 cm³	1901.785 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,797 cm³	414.780 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	50.18 cm	19.756 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.74 cm	5.803 in