CVS 1300x623 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 1300x623 (México) · Doble T CVS 1300x623 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1300x623 steel profile weighs 623.1 kg/m (418.72 lb/ft), has a depth of 1300 mm (51.18 in), flange width 650 mm (25.59 in). Cross-sectional area: 79,375 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,326,116.536 cm⁴, Iy = 171,800.13 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	623.1 kg/m	418.72 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	79,375 mm²	123.031 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,326,116.54 cm⁴	55884.95 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	171,800.13 cm⁴	4127.50 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,786.41 cm³	2183.830 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,286.16 cm³	322.582 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	40,152.34 cm³	2450.257 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	8,113.28 cm³	495.105 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	54.13 cm	21.313 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.71 cm	5.792 in