CVS 850x346 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 850x346 (México) · Doble T CVS 850x346 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 850 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 850x346 steel profile weighs 346.1 kg/m (232.59 lb/ft), has a depth of 850 mm (33.46 in), flange width 500 mm (19.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 44,092 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 592,832.441 cm⁴, Iy = 65,651.863 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	346.1 kg/m	232.59 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	44,092 mm²	68.343 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	592,832.44 cm⁴	14242.80 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	65,651.86 cm⁴	1577.29 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,949 cm³	851.224 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,626.07 cm³	160.254 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,368.85 cm³	937.869 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,987.87 cm³	243.356 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	36.67 cm	14.436 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.2 cm	4.804 in