CVS 300x70 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 300x70 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x70 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x70 steel profile weighs 70.2 kg/m (47.19 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,946 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 14,442.479 cm⁴, Iy = 2,135.248 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	300 mm	11.81 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	70.2 kg/m	47.19 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,946 mm²	13.866 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	14,442.48 cm⁴	346.98 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,135.25 cm⁴	51.30 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	962.83 cm³	58.756 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	213.52 cm³	13.030 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,079.38 cm³	65.868 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	326.05 cm³	19.897 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.71 cm	5.002 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.89 cm	1.923 in