CVS 1500x599 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 1500x599 (México) · Doble T CVS 1500x599 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1500x599 steel profile weighs 598.9 kg/m (402.44 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 76,288.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,931,804.642 cm⁴, Iy = 180,209.592 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	1500 mm	59.06 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	598.9 kg/m	402.44 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	76,288.8 mm²	118.248 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,931,804.64 cm⁴	70436.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	180,209.59 cm⁴	4329.54 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	39,090.73 cm³	2385.473 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,148.85 cm³	314.203 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	43,944.25 cm³	2681.654 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,897.76 cm³	481.953 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	61.99 cm	24.406 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.37 cm	6.051 in