CVS 600x239 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 600x239 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x239 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x239 steel profile weighs 239.0 kg/m (160.63 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 30,450 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 191,759.375 cm⁴, Iy = 26,698.104 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	239.0 kg/m	160.63 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	30,450 mm²	47.197 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	191,759.38 cm⁴	4607.02 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	26,698.1 cm⁴	641.42 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,391.98 cm³	390.064 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,334.91 cm³	81.461 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,186.88 cm³	438.572 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,049.64 cm³	125.077 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.09 cm	9.880 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.36 cm	3.686 in