CVS 700x303 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 700x303 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x303 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x303 steel profile weighs 302.6 kg/m (203.31 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 38,542 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 351,432.615 cm⁴, Iy = 47,862.368 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	302.6 kg/m	203.31 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	38,542 mm²	59.740 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	351,432.61 cm⁴	8443.17 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	47,862.37 cm⁴	1149.89 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,040.93 cm³	612.738 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,127.22 cm³	129.811 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,099.06 cm³	677.309 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,230.14 cm³	197.116 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	30.2 cm	11.888 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.14 cm	4.387 in