CVS 600x328 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 600x328 (México) · Doble T CVS 600x328 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 600x328 steel profile weighs 327.8 kg/m (220.30 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 400 mm (15.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,760 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 264,667.5 cm⁴, Iy = 40,049.172 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Flange thickness (tf)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	327.8 kg/m	220.30 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,760 mm²	64.728 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	264,667.5 cm⁴	6358.64 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	40,049.17 cm⁴	962.18 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,822.25 cm³	538.369 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,002.46 cm³	122.198 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,981 cm³	609.081 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,065.86 cm³	187.091 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	25.18 cm	9.911 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	9.79 cm	3.856 in