CVS 550x367 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 550x367 (México) · Doble T CVS 550x367 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 550 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 550x367 steel profile weighs 367.0 kg/m (246.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 550 mm (21.65 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 46,750 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 246,423.558 cm⁴, Iy = 46,993.49 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)	44 mm	1.73 in
Weight	367.0 kg/m	246.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	46,750 mm²	72.462 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	246,423.56 cm⁴	5920.33 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	46,993.49 cm⁴	1129.02 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,960.86 cm³	546.827 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,349.67 cm³	143.387 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,239.63 cm³	624.863 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,592.19 cm³	219.210 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	22.96 cm	9.039 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.03 cm	3.947 in