CVS 1500x628 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 1500x628 (México) · Doble T CVS 1500x628 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1500x628 steel profile weighs 628.2 kg/m (422.15 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 80,025 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,996,097.452 cm⁴, Iy = 180,262.109 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	628.2 kg/m	422.15 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	80,025 mm²	124.039 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,996,097.45 cm⁴	71981.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	180,262.11 cm⁴	4330.80 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	39,947.97 cm³	2437.785 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	5,150.35 cm³	314.295 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	45,286.48 cm³	2763.562 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	7,942.03 cm³	484.655 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	61.19 cm	24.090 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.01 cm	5.909 in