CVS 900x323 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 900x323 (México) · Doble T CVS 900x323 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 900x323 steel profile weighs 322.6 kg/m (216.81 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,100 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 608,393.75 cm⁴, Iy = 69,351.93 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	900 mm	35.43 in
Width (b)	550 mm	21.65 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	322.6 kg/m	216.81 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,100 mm²	63.705 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	608,393.75 cm⁴	14616.66 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,351.93 cm⁴	1666.18 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,519.86 cm³	825.036 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,521.89 cm³	153.896 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	14,921.25 cm³	910.554 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,835.65 cm³	234.067 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.47 cm	15.147 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.99 cm	5.114 in