CVS 600x278 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 600x278 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x278 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x278 steel profile weighs 277.9 kg/m (186.76 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 35,403 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 228,338.064 cm⁴, Iy = 33,630.694 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	277.9 kg/m	186.76 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	35,403 mm²	54.875 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	228,338.06 cm⁴	5485.82 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,630.69 cm⁴	807.98 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,611.27 cm³	464.470 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,681.53 cm³	102.614 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	8,532.85 cm³	520.709 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,568.46 cm³	156.738 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.4 cm	9.998 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.75 cm	3.837 in