CVS 400x162 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 400x162 (México) · Doble T CVS 400x162 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 400 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 400x162 steel profile weighs 161.7 kg/m (108.67 lb/ft), has a depth of 400 mm (15.75 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 58,529.167 cm⁴, Iy = 11,261.947 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	400 mm	15.75 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	161.7 kg/m	108.67 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,600 mm²	31.930 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	58,529.17 cm⁴	1406.16 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,261.95 cm⁴	270.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,926.46 cm³	178.584 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	750.8 cm³	45.817 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,302.5 cm³	201.532 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,147.4 cm³	70.019 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	16.86 cm	6.636 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.39 cm	2.911 in