CVS 600x190 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 600x190 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x190 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x190 steel profile weighs 189.9 kg/m (127.62 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 24,192 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 151,986.15 cm⁴, Iy = 20,285.85 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	400 mm	15.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	189.9 kg/m	127.62 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	24,192 mm²	37.498 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	151,986.15 cm⁴	3651.47 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	20,285.85 cm⁴	487.37 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	5,066.21 cm³	309.160 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,014.29 cm³	61.896 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	5,678.98 cm³	346.554 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,555.97 cm³	94.951 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.06 cm	9.868 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.16 cm	3.605 in