CVS 950x404 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 950x404 (México) · Doble T CVS 950x404 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 950 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 950x404 steel profile weighs 404.3 kg/m (271.69 lb/ft), has a depth of 950 mm (37.40 in), flange width 550 mm (21.65 in). Cross-sectional area: 51,503 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 841,586.761 cm⁴, Iy = 87,397.574 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)	31.5 mm	1.24 in
Weight	404.3 kg/m	271.69 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	51,503 mm²	79.830 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	841,586.76 cm⁴	20219.12 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	87,397.57 cm⁴	2099.73 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	17,717.62 cm³	1081.200 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	3,178.09 cm³	193.940 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	19,650.17 cm³	1199.132 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	4,844.43 cm³	295.626 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	40.42 cm	15.915 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	13.03 cm	5.129 in