CVS 300x85 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 300x85 (México) · Doble T CVS 300x85 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 300 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 300x85 steel profile weighs 85.4 kg/m (57.37 lb/ft), has a depth of 300 mm (11.81 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 10,875 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 16,898.863 cm⁴, Iy = 2,537.598 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	85.4 kg/m	57.37 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	10,875 mm²	16.856 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	16,898.86 cm⁴	406.00 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,537.6 cm⁴	60.97 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,126.59 cm³	68.749 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	253.76 cm³	15.485 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,282.31 cm³	78.252 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	390.23 cm³	23.814 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	12.47 cm	4.908 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.83 cm	1.902 in