CVS 1300x564 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 1300x564 (México) · Doble T CVS 1300x564 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1300x564 steel profile weighs 564.2 kg/m (379.16 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 71,875 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,041,984.099 cm⁴, Iy = 144,339.193 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	564.2 kg/m	379.16 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	71,875 mm²	111.406 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,041,984.1 cm⁴	49058.67 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	144,339.19 cm⁴	3467.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	31,415.14 cm³	1917.078 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	4,441.21 cm³	271.020 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	35,536.09 cm³	2168.555 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	6,847.66 cm³	417.871 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	53.3 cm	20.985 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.17 cm	5.579 in