CVS 650x351 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 650x351 (México) · Doble T CVS 650x351 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 650 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 650x351 steel profile weighs 350.7 kg/m (235.67 lb/ft), has a depth of 650 mm (25.59 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 44,675 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 347,034.245 cm⁴, Iy = 56,985.991 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)	37.5 mm	1.48 in
Weight	350.7 kg/m	235.67 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	44,675 mm²	69.246 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	347,034.24 cm⁴	8337.50 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	56,985.99 cm⁴	1369.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,677.98 cm³	651.613 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,532.71 cm³	154.556 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,906.41 cm³	726.577 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,848.77 cm³	234.867 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	27.87 cm	10.973 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.29 cm	4.446 in