CVS 900x343 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 900x343 (México) · Doble T CVS 900x343 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 900x343 steel profile weighs 342.6 kg/m (230.26 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 43,650 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 623,746.875 cm⁴, Iy = 69,371.501 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	342.6 kg/m	230.26 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	43,650 mm²	67.657 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	623,746.88 cm⁴	14985.52 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,371.5 cm⁴	1666.65 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	13,861.04 cm³	845.856 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,522.6 cm³	153.939 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,463.13 cm³	943.622 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,857.96 cm³	235.428 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	37.8 cm	14.883 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.61 cm	4.963 in