CVS 1500x663 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 1500x663 (México) · Doble T CVS 1500x663 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1500x663 steel profile weighs 662.7 kg/m (445.33 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 84,420 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,348,075.938 cm⁴, Iy = 214,508.468 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	662.7 kg/m	445.33 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	84,420 mm²	130.851 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,348,075.94 cm⁴	80437.52 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	214,508.47 cm⁴	5153.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	44,641.01 cm³	2724.173 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,128.81 cm³	374.005 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	49,762.13 cm³	3036.684 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,366.25 cm³	571.566 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	62.98 cm	24.794 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.94 cm	6.276 in