CVS 650x211 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 650x211 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x211 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x211 steel profile weighs 211.1 kg/m (141.86 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 26,892 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 200,828.06 cm⁴, Iy = 28,877.14 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	650 mm	25.59 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	211.1 kg/m	141.86 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	26,892 mm²	41.683 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	200,828.06 cm⁴	4824.89 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	28,877.14 cm⁴	693.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,179.32 cm³	377.087 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,283.43 cm³	78.320 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	6,893.23 cm³	420.652 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,962.92 cm³	119.785 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.33 cm	10.759 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.36 cm	4.080 in