CVS 300x100 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 300x100 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x100 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x100 steel profile weighs 100.3 kg/m (67.39 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 12,775 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 20,655.226 cm⁴, Iy = 4,952.181 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	100.3 kg/m	67.39 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	12,775 mm²	19.801 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	20,655.23 cm⁴	496.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,952.18 cm⁴	118.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,377.02 cm³	84.031 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	396.17 cm³	24.176 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,549.26 cm³	94.542 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	603.98 cm³	36.858 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.72 cm	5.006 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.23 cm	2.451 in