CVS 750x284 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 750x284 (México) · Doble T CVS 750x284 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 750 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 750x284 steel profile weighs 284.2 kg/m (190.96 lb/ft), has a depth of 750 mm (29.53 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 36,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 374,379.167 cm⁴, Iy = 52,107.227 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	750 mm	29.53 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	284.2 kg/m	190.96 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	36,200 mm²	56.110 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	374,379.17 cm⁴	8994.46 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,107.23 cm⁴	1251.88 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,983.44 cm³	609.230 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,084.29 cm³	127.192 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	11,022.5 cm³	672.637 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,169.8 cm³	193.434 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	32.16 cm	12.661 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12 cm	4.723 in