CVS 1500x692 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 1500x692 (México) · Doble T CVS 1500x692 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 1500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 1500x692 steel profile weighs 691.8 kg/m (464.88 lb/ft), has a depth of 1500 mm (59.06 in), flange width 700 mm (27.56 in). Cross-sectional area: 88,125 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,410,771.484 cm⁴, Iy = 214,560.547 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	691.8 kg/m	464.88 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	88,125 mm²	136.594 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,410,771.48 cm⁴	81943.78 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	214,560.55 cm⁴	5154.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	45,476.95 cm³	2775.186 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	6,130.3 cm³	374.096 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	51,082.03 cm³	3117.230 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	9,410.16 cm³	574.245 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	62.21 cm	24.493 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	15.6 cm	6.143 in