CVS 700x274 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 700x274 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x274 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x274 steel profile weighs 273.6 kg/m (183.84 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,850 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 299,888.542 cm⁴, Iy = 38,005.903 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	273.6 kg/m	183.84 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	34,850 mm²	54.017 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	299,888.54 cm⁴	7204.82 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	38,005.9 cm⁴	913.09 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	8,568.24 cm³	522.869 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,689.15 cm³	103.079 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	9,600.63 cm³	585.869 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,589.91 cm³	158.047 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.33 cm	11.549 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.44 cm	4.111 in