CVS 1300x539 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 1300x539 (México) · Doble T CVS 1300x539 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1300x539 steel profile weighs 539.0 kg/m (362.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 68,658.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,000,973.019 cm⁴, Iy = 144,293.985 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1300 mm	51.18 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	539.0 kg/m	362.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	68,658.8 mm²	106.421 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,000,973.02 cm⁴	48073.38 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	144,293.98 cm⁴	3466.66 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	30,784.2 cm³	1878.575 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,439.81 cm³	270.935 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	34,541.48 cm³	2107.860 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,809.54 cm³	415.546 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	53.98 cm	21.254 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.5 cm	5.707 in