CVS 500x259 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 500x259 (México) · Doble T CVS 500x259 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 500 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 500x259 steel profile weighs 258.9 kg/m (173.95 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 350 mm (13.78 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,975 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 138,563.565 cm⁴, Iy = 22,566.276 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	258.9 kg/m	173.95 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,975 mm²	51.111 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	138,563.56 cm⁴	3328.99 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	22,566.28 cm⁴	542.15 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,542.54 cm³	338.228 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,289.5 cm³	78.691 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,358.77 cm³	388.038 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,997.66 cm³	121.905 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	20.5 cm	8.070 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.27 cm	3.257 in