CVS 500x162 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 500x162 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x162 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x162 steel profile weighs 162.4 kg/m (109.15 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,692 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 90,115.694 cm⁴, Iy = 13,592.853 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	350 mm	13.78 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	162.4 kg/m	109.15 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,692 mm²	32.073 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	90,115.69 cm⁴	2165.03 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	13,592.85 cm⁴	326.57 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,604.63 cm³	219.969 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	776.73 cm³	47.399 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	4,052.43 cm³	247.295 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,193.32 cm³	72.821 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.87 cm	8.216 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.11 cm	3.191 in