CVS 950x329 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 950x329 (México) · Doble T CVS 950x329 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 950x329 steel profile weighs 328.9 kg/m (221.03 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 41,900 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 685,585.417 cm⁴, Iy = 69,353.637 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	950 mm	37.40 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	328.9 kg/m	221.03 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	41,900 mm²	64.945 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	685,585.42 cm⁴	16471.19 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,353.64 cm⁴	1666.22 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,433.38 cm³	880.782 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,521.95 cm³	153.900 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	15,958.75 cm³	973.867 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,838.85 cm³	234.262 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	40.45 cm	15.925 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.87 cm	5.065 in