CVS 700x199 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 700x199 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x199 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x199 steel profile weighs 199.2 kg/m (133.86 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 25,375 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 228,529.846 cm⁴, Iy = 28,867.025 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	700 mm	27.56 in
Width (b)	450 mm	17.72 in
Web thickness (tw)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	199.2 kg/m	133.86 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	25,375 mm²	39.331 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	228,529.85 cm⁴	5490.43 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	28,867.02 cm⁴	693.53 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,529.42 cm³	398.452 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,282.98 cm³	78.293 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,192.06 cm³	438.888 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,949.61 cm³	118.973 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.01 cm	11.815 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.67 cm	4.199 in