CVS 450x116 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 450x116 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x116 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x116 steel profile weighs 116.4 kg/m (78.21 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 14,825 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 52,833.694 cm⁴, Iy = 7,206.803 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	450 mm	17.72 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	116.4 kg/m	78.21 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	14,825 mm²	22.979 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	52,833.69 cm⁴	1269.33 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	7,206.8 cm⁴	173.14 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,348.16 cm³	143.294 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	480.45 cm³	29.319 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	2,629.21 cm³	160.445 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	736.33 cm³	44.934 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.88 cm	7.432 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.97 cm	2.745 in