CVS 1400x609 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 1400x609 (México) · Doble T CVS 1400x609 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1400x609 steel profile weighs 608.6 kg/m (408.96 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 77,525 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,563,030.556 cm⁴, Iy = 180,249.089 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	608.6 kg/m	408.96 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	77,525 mm²	120.164 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,563,030.56 cm⁴	61576.81 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	180,249.09 cm⁴	4330.48 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	36,614.72 cm³	2234.377 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,149.97 cm³	314.272 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	41,347.73 cm³	2523.204 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,926.41 cm³	483.701 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	57.5 cm	22.637 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.25 cm	6.003 in