CVS 850x316 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 850x316 (México) · Doble T CVS 850x316 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 850 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 850x316 steel profile weighs 315.6 kg/m (212.06 lb/ft), has a depth of 850 mm (33.46 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 40,200 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 506,587.5 cm⁴, Iy = 52,129.06 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	315.6 kg/m	212.06 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	40,200 mm²	62.310 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	506,587.5 cm⁴	12170.76 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	52,129.06 cm⁴	1252.40 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	11,919.71 cm³	727.388 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,085.16 cm³	127.245 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	13,352.5 cm³	814.823 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,197.2 cm³	195.106 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	35.5 cm	13.976 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	11.39 cm	4.483 in