CVS 650x234 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 650x234 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x234 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x234 steel profile weighs 234.3 kg/m (157.43 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 29,843.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 228,156.011 cm⁴, Iy = 34,040.657 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)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	234.3 kg/m	157.43 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	29,843.2 mm²	46.257 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	228,156.01 cm⁴	5481.45 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	34,040.66 cm⁴	817.83 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,020.18 cm³	428.400 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,512.92 cm³	92.324 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,791.28 cm³	475.455 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,306.73 cm³	140.766 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.65 cm	10.886 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.68 cm	4.205 in