CVS 450x216 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 450x216 (México) · Doble T CVS 450x216 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 450 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 450x216 steel profile weighs 216.4 kg/m (145.43 lb/ft), has a depth of 450 mm (17.72 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,568.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 93,730.305 cm⁴, Iy = 14,211.247 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	216.4 kg/m	145.43 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,568.8 mm²	42.732 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	93,730.31 cm⁴	2251.87 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	14,211.25 cm⁴	341.43 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,165.79 cm³	254.213 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	947.42 cm³	57.815 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,793.53 cm³	292.520 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,466.05 cm³	89.464 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.44 cm	7.259 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.18 cm	2.827 in