CVS 1200x550 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 1200x550 (México) · Doble T CVS 1200x550 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1200x550 steel profile weighs 550.5 kg/m (369.92 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 70,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,873,037.109 cm⁴, Iy = 171,704.928 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	550.5 kg/m	369.92 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	70,125 mm²	108.694 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,873,037.11 cm⁴	44999.72 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	171,704.93 cm⁴	4125.21 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	31,217.29 cm³	1905.004 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,283.23 cm³	322.404 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	34,347.66 cm³	2096.031 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,023.41 cm³	489.620 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	51.68 cm	20.347 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.65 cm	6.161 in