CVS 550x270 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 550x270 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x270 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x270 steel profile weighs 270.5 kg/m (181.75 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,453 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 187,866.696 cm⁴, Iy = 33,627.836 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	270.5 kg/m	181.75 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	34,453 mm²	53.402 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	187,866.7 cm⁴	4513.50 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,627.84 cm⁴	807.91 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,831.52 cm³	416.886 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,681.39 cm³	102.605 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,659.65 cm³	467.423 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,563.95 cm³	156.463 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	23.35 cm	9.193 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.88 cm	3.890 in