CVS 300x83 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 300x83 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x83 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x83 steel profile weighs 82.8 kg/m (55.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,546 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 17,672.133 cm⁴, Iy = 4,168.581 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	82.8 kg/m	55.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,546 mm²	16.346 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	17,672.13 cm⁴	424.57 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,168.58 cm⁴	100.15 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,178.14 cm³	71.895 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	333.49 cm³	20.351 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,306.58 cm³	79.733 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	506.05 cm³	30.881 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.94 cm	5.096 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.29 cm	2.475 in