CVS 900x397 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 900x397 (México) · Doble T CVS 900x397 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 900 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 900x397 steel profile weighs 396.8 kg/m (266.68 lb/ft), has a depth of 900 mm (35.43 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 50,553 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 746,535.08 cm⁴, Iy = 87,394.717 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	396.8 kg/m	266.68 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	50,553 mm²	78.357 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	746,535.08 cm⁴	17935.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	87,394.72 cm⁴	2099.66 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	16,589.67 cm³	1012.368 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,177.99 cm³	193.934 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	18,374.47 cm³	1121.283 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,839.91 cm³	295.351 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	38.43 cm	15.129 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.15 cm	5.176 in