CVS 450x177 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 450x177 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x177 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x177 steel profile weighs 177.4 kg/m (119.22 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 22,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 77,945.833 cm⁴, Iy = 11,272.863 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	177.4 kg/m	119.22 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	22,600 mm²	35.030 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	77,945.83 cm⁴	1872.65 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,272.86 cm⁴	270.83 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,464.26 cm³	211.403 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	751.52 cm³	45.861 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,947.5 cm³	240.892 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,161.1 cm³	70.855 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.57 cm	7.312 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.06 cm	2.781 in