CVS 550x245 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 550x245 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x245 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x245 steel profile weighs 244.9 kg/m (164.59 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 31,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 161,250 cm⁴, Iy = 26,713.498 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	244.9 kg/m	164.59 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	31,200 mm²	48.360 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	161,250 cm⁴	3874.03 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,713.5 cm⁴	641.79 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,863.64 cm³	357.823 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,335.67 cm³	81.508 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,650 cm³	405.810 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,062.72 cm³	125.875 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.73 cm	8.950 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.25 cm	3.643 in