CVS 800x271 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 800x271 (México) · Doble T CVS 800x271 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 800 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 800x271 steel profile weighs 270.7 kg/m (181.90 lb/ft), has a depth of 800 mm (31.50 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 34,483.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 396,132.378 cm⁴, Iy = 46,692.444 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	800 mm	31.50 in
Width (b)	500 mm	19.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	270.7 kg/m	181.90 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	34,483.2 mm²	53.449 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	396,132.38 cm⁴	9517.08 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	46,692.44 cm⁴	1121.79 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	9,903.31 cm³	604.340 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,867.7 cm³	113.974 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	10,990.43 cm³	670.680 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,848.33 cm³	173.817 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	33.89 cm	13.344 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.64 cm	4.581 in