CVS 800x308 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 800x308 (México) · Doble T CVS 800x308 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 800 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 800x308 steel profile weighs 308.1 kg/m (207.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 800 mm (31.50 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 39,250 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 442,317.708 cm⁴, Iy = 52,126.202 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	308.1 kg/m	207.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	39,250 mm²	60.837 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	442,317.71 cm⁴	10626.68 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,126.2 cm⁴	1252.33 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,057.94 cm³	674.800 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,085.05 cm³	127.238 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,359.38 cm³	754.219 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,192.69 cm³	194.831 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	33.57 cm	13.216 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.52 cm	4.537 in