I 250x100x5x6 Cintac · Weight & Dimensions

Cintac, 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: I 250x100x5x6 (México) · Doble T I 250x100x5x6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x100x5x6 steel profile weighs 18.8 kg/m (12.61 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 100 mm (3.94 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,390 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,348.16 cm⁴, Iy = 100.248 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	100 mm	3.94 in
Web thickness (tw)	5 mm	0.20 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6 mm	0.24 in
Weight	18.8 kg/m	12.61 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,390 mm²	3.704 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,348.16 cm⁴	56.41 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	100.25 cm⁴	2.41 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	187.85 cm³	11.464 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	20.05 cm³	1.224 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	217.21 cm³	13.255 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	31.49 cm³	1.921 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	9.91 cm	3.902 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.05 cm	0.806 in