CVS 500x217 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 500x217 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x217 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x217 steel profile weighs 216.5 kg/m (145.49 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,580 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 115,812.083 cm⁴, Iy = 17,906.731 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	216.5 kg/m	145.49 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,580 mm²	42.749 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	115,812.08 cm⁴	2782.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	17,906.73 cm⁴	430.21 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	4,632.48 cm³	282.693 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,023.24 cm³	62.442 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,290.25 cm³	322.832 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,587.7 cm³	96.888 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.49 cm	8.068 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.06 cm	3.172 in