CVS 950x383 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 950x383 (México) · Doble T CVS 950x383 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 950x383 steel profile weighs 383.4 kg/m (257.65 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 48,842 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 824,140.158 cm⁴, Iy = 87,377.151 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	383.4 kg/m	257.65 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	48,842 mm²	75.705 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	824,140.16 cm⁴	19799.97 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	87,377.15 cm⁴	2099.24 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	17,350.32 cm³	1058.786 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,177.35 cm³	193.895 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	19,060.09 cm³	1163.123 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,821.14 cm³	294.205 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	41.08 cm	16.172 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.38 cm	5.266 in