CVS 550x232 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 550x232 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x232 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x232 steel profile weighs 231.6 kg/m (155.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 29,500 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 157,708.333 cm⁴, Iy = 26,695.246 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	550 mm	21.65 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	231.6 kg/m	155.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	29,500 mm²	45.725 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	157,708.33 cm⁴	3788.94 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,695.25 cm⁴	641.35 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,734.85 cm³	349.963 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.76 cm³	81.453 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,437.5 cm³	392.842 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,045.13 cm³	124.802 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.12 cm	9.103 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.51 cm	3.745 in