I 250x150x5x12 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 250x150x5x12 (México) · Doble T I 250x150x5x12 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x150x5x12 steel profile weighs 37.1 kg/m (24.95 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,730 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,583.246 cm⁴, Iy = 675.235 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	150 mm	5.91 in
Web thickness (tw)	5 mm	0.20 in
Flange thickness (tf)	12 mm	0.47 in
Weight	37.1 kg/m	24.95 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,730 mm²	7.332 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,583.25 cm⁴	134.14 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	675.24 cm⁴	16.22 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	446.66 cm³	27.257 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	90.03 cm³	5.494 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	492.25 cm³	30.039 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	136.41 cm³	8.324 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.86 cm	4.277 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.78 cm	1.488 in