CVS 450x141 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 450x141 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x141 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x141 steel profile weighs 141.2 kg/m (94.91 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 17,992 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 62,300.784 cm⁴, Iy = 8,564.063 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	141.2 kg/m	94.91 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	17,992 mm²	27.888 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	62,300.78 cm⁴	1496.78 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,564.06 cm⁴	205.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,768.92 cm³	168.971 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	570.94 cm³	34.841 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,135.68 cm³	191.351 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	881.37 cm³	53.785 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.61 cm	7.326 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.9 cm	2.716 in