CVS 1200x581 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 1200x581 (México) · Doble T CVS 1200x581 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1200 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1200x581 steel profile weighs 580.5 kg/m (390.10 lb/ft), has a depth of 1200 mm (47.24 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 73,950 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 1,913,378.906 cm⁴, Iy = 171,745.995 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	580.5 kg/m	390.10 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	73,950 mm²	114.623 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	1,913,378.91 cm⁴	45968.93 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	171,745.99 cm⁴	4126.20 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	31,889.65 cm³	1946.034 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,284.49 cm³	322.481 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	35,423.44 cm³	2161.680 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,063 cm³	492.036 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	50.87 cm	20.026 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.24 cm	6.000 in