CVS 1400x672 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 1400x672 (México) · Doble T CVS 1400x672 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1400x672 steel profile weighs 672.2 kg/m (451.69 lb/ft), has a depth of 1400 mm (55.12 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 85,625 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,921,774.089 cm⁴, Iy = 214,547.526 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	672.2 kg/m	451.69 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	85,625 mm²	132.719 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,921,774.09 cm⁴	70195.62 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	214,547.53 cm⁴	5154.50 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	41,739.63 cm³	2547.119 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,129.93 cm³	374.073 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	46,738.28 cm³	2852.157 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,394.53 cm³	573.292 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	58.41 cm	22.998 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.83 cm	6.232 in