CVS 700x217 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 700x217 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x217 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x217 steel profile weighs 217.4 kg/m (146.08 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 27,692 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 236,991.607 cm⁴, Iy = 28,878.846 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	217.4 kg/m	146.08 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	27,692 mm²	42.923 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	236,991.61 cm⁴	5693.72 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	28,878.85 cm⁴	693.81 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	6,771.19 cm³	413.205 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,283.5 cm³	78.325 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,575.53 cm³	462.289 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,966.12 cm³	119.980 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.25 cm	11.517 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.21 cm	4.020 in