CVS 700x318 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 700x318 (México) · Doble T CVS 700x318 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 700 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 700x318 steel profile weighs 317.6 kg/m (213.40 lb/ft), has a depth of 700 mm (27.56 in), flange width 450 mm (17.72 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,453 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 357,894.486 cm⁴, Iy = 47,877.035 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	317.6 kg/m	213.40 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,453 mm²	62.702 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	357,894.49 cm⁴	8598.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	47,877.03 cm⁴	1150.25 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	10,225.56 cm³	624.004 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,127.87 cm³	129.851 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,403.39 cm³	695.880 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,246.86 cm³	198.137 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	29.74 cm	11.710 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	10.88 cm	4.283 in