CVS 1400x645 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 1400x645 (México) · Doble T CVS 1400x645 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1400x645 steel profile weighs 645.1 kg/m (433.51 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 82,180 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,871,373.021 cm⁴, Iy = 214,499.102 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	645.1 kg/m	433.51 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	82,180 mm²	127.379 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,871,373.02 cm⁴	68984.74 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	214,499.1 cm⁴	5153.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	41,019.61 cm³	2503.181 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,128.55 cm³	373.988 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	45,597.13 cm³	2782.519 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,353.71 cm³	570.801 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	59.11 cm	23.272 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	16.16 cm	6.361 in