VS 250x32 · 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 250x32 (México) · Doble T VS 250x32 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x32 steel profile weighs 32.5 kg/m (21.84 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,137.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,886.06 cm⁴, Iy = 648.74 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	32.5 kg/m	21.84 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,137.3 mm²	6.413 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,886.06 cm⁴	117.39 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	648.74 cm⁴	15.59 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	390.89 cm³	23.854 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	81.09 cm³	4.948 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	428.93 cm³	26.175 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	122.9 cm³	7.500 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.87 cm	4.280 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.96 cm	1.559 in