CVS 550x293 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 550x293 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x293 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x293 steel profile weighs 293.4 kg/m (197.16 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 37,375 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 193,641.761 cm⁴, Iy = 33,663.411 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	293.4 kg/m	197.16 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	37,375 mm²	57.931 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	193,641.76 cm⁴	4652.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,663.41 cm⁴	808.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,041.52 cm³	429.702 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,683.17 cm³	102.714 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,015.41 cm³	489.132 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,596.09 cm³	158.424 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.76 cm	8.961 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.49 cm	3.736 in