CVS 800x340 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 800x340 (México) · Doble T CVS 800x340 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 800 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 800x340 steel profile weighs 339.8 kg/m (228.37 lb/ft), has a depth of 800 mm (31.50 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,292 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 518,727.27 cm⁴, Iy = 65,650.156 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	339.8 kg/m	228.37 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,292 mm²	67.103 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	518,727.27 cm⁴	12462.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,650.16 cm⁴	1577.25 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	12,968.18 cm³	791.370 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626.01 cm³	160.249 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,276.55 cm³	871.212 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,984.67 cm³	243.160 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	34.62 cm	13.628 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.31 cm	4.848 in