CVS 450x188 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 450x188 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x188 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x188 steel profile weighs 188.1 kg/m (126.40 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 23,960 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 79,759.167 cm⁴, Iy = 11,287.465 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	188.1 kg/m	126.40 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	23,960 mm²	37.138 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	79,759.17 cm⁴	1916.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	11,287.46 cm⁴	271.18 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,544.85 cm³	216.321 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	752.5 cm³	45.920 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,083.5 cm³	249.192 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,175.18 cm³	71.714 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.25 cm	7.183 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.86 cm	2.702 in