CVS 650x310 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 650x310 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x310 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x310 steel profile weighs 310.1 kg/m (208.39 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 39,503 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 303,386.056 cm⁴, Iy = 47,874.177 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	310.1 kg/m	208.39 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	39,503 mm²	61.230 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	303,386.06 cm⁴	7288.85 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	47,874.18 cm⁴	1150.18 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,334.96 cm³	569.656 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,127.74 cm³	129.843 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,403.94 cm³	634.890 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,242.35 cm³	197.861 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.71 cm	10.911 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.01 cm	4.334 in