I 250x150x5x6 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 250x150x5x6 (México) · Doble T I 250x150x5x6 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x150x5x6 steel profile weighs 23.5 kg/m (15.77 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,990 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,241.38 cm⁴, Iy = 337.748 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)	6 mm	0.24 in
Weight	23.5 kg/m	15.77 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,990 mm²	4.635 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,241.38 cm⁴	77.87 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	337.75 cm⁴	8.11 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	259.31 cm³	15.824 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	45.03 cm³	2.748 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	290.41 cm³	17.722 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	68.99 cm³	4.210 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.41 cm	4.099 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.36 cm	1.323 in