CVS 1400x581 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 1400x581 (México) · Doble T CVS 1400x581 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1400x581 steel profile weighs 581.3 kg/m (390.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 74,048.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,511,247.661 cm⁴, Iy = 180,200.226 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1400 mm	55.12 in
Width (b)	700 mm	27.56 in
Web thickness (tw)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	581.3 kg/m	390.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	74,048.8 mm²	114.776 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,511,247.66 cm⁴	60332.73 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	180,200.23 cm⁴	4329.31 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	35,874.97 cm³	2189.234 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,148.58 cm³	314.187 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	40,185.81 cm³	2452.299 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,885.21 cm³	481.187 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	58.24 cm	22.927 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.6 cm	6.142 in