CVS 700x258 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 700x258 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x258 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x258 steel profile weighs 258.3 kg/m (173.55 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 32,900 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 293,022.917 cm⁴, Iy = 37,990.937 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)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	258.3 kg/m	173.55 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	32,900 mm²	50.995 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	293,022.92 cm⁴	7039.88 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	37,990.94 cm⁴	912.73 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,372.08 cm³	510.898 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,688.49 cm³	103.038 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,283.75 cm³	566.532 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,572.85 cm³	157.006 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.84 cm	11.749 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.75 cm	4.231 in