VS 250x29 · Weight & Dimensions

BR — 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: VS 250x29 (México) · Doble T VS 250x29 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x29 steel profile weighs 28.8 kg/m (19.35 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,671.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,256.64 cm⁴, Iy = 546.34 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	160 mm	6.30 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	28.8 kg/m	19.35 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,671.5 mm²	5.691 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,256.64 cm⁴	102.27 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	546.34 cm⁴	13.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	340.53 cm³	20.781 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	68.29 cm³	4.167 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	374.78 cm³	22.871 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	103.72 cm³	6.329 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.77 cm	4.240 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.86 cm	1.520 in