CVS 850x297 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 850x297 (México) · Doble T CVS 850x297 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 850 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 850x297 steel profile weighs 296.7 kg/m (199.40 lb/ft), has a depth of 850 mm (33.46 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 37,800 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 493,787.5 cm⁴, Iy = 52,110.64 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	850 mm	33.46 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	296.7 kg/m	199.40 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	37,800 mm²	58.590 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	493,787.5 cm⁴	11863.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,110.64 cm⁴	1251.96 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,618.53 cm³	709.009 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,084.43 cm³	127.200 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	12,872.5 cm³	785.531 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,176.2 cm³	193.824 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	36.14 cm	14.229 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.74 cm	4.623 in