CVS 800x357 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 800x357 (México) · Doble T CVS 800x357 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 800 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 800x357 steel profile weighs 357.2 kg/m (240.04 lb/ft), has a depth of 800 mm (31.50 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 45,503 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 528,735.158 cm⁴, Iy = 65,667.126 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	357.2 kg/m	240.04 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	45,503 mm²	70.530 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	528,735.16 cm⁴	12702.86 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,667.13 cm⁴	1577.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,218.38 cm³	806.638 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626.69 cm³	160.291 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,683.93 cm³	896.072 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,004.01 cm³	244.341 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	34.09 cm	13.420 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.01 cm	4.730 in