CVS 950x350 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 950x350 (México) · Doble T CVS 950x350 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 950x350 steel profile weighs 350.1 kg/m (235.27 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 44,600 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 703,810.417 cm⁴, Iy = 69,374.359 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Flange thickness (tf)	25 mm	0.98 in
Weight	350.1 kg/m	235.27 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	44,600 mm²	69.130 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	703,810.42 cm⁴	16909.05 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	69,374.36 cm⁴	1666.72 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	14,817.06 cm³	904.196 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,522.7 cm³	153.945 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	16,566.25 cm³	1010.939 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,862.48 cm³	235.704 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	39.72 cm	15.640 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.47 cm	4.910 in