CVS 1300x598 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 1300x598 (México) · Doble T CVS 1300x598 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1300x598 steel profile weighs 598.1 kg/m (401.92 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 76,190 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,286,287.448 cm⁴, Iy = 171,755.361 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	598.1 kg/m	401.92 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	76,190 mm²	118.094 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,286,287.45 cm⁴	54928.06 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	171,755.36 cm⁴	4126.42 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,173.65 cm³	2146.437 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,284.78 cm³	322.498 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	39,176.94 cm³	2390.733 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,075.54 cm³	492.802 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	54.78 cm	21.567 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.01 cm	5.911 in