CVS 900x377 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 900x377 (México) · Doble T CVS 900x377 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 900x377 steel profile weighs 377.1 kg/m (253.43 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 48,042 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 731,875.674 cm⁴, Iy = 87,375.445 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	377.1 kg/m	253.43 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	48,042 mm²	74.465 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	731,875.67 cm⁴	17583.31 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	87,375.44 cm⁴	2099.20 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,263.9 cm³	992.488 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,177.29 cm³	193.891 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	17,849.04 cm³	1089.220 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,817.94 cm³	294.010 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	39.03 cm	15.366 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.49 cm	5.309 in