I 250x150x5x8 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 250x150x5x8 (México) · Doble T I 250x150x5x8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x150x5x8 steel profile weighs 28.0 kg/m (18.83 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 150 mm (5.91 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,570 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,048.991 cm⁴, Iy = 450.244 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	28.0 kg/m	18.83 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,570 mm²	5.534 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,048.99 cm⁴	97.28 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	450.24 cm⁴	10.82 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	323.92 cm³	19.767 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	60.03 cm³	3.663 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	358.85 cm³	21.898 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	91.46 cm³	5.581 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.65 cm	4.193 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.55 cm	1.398 in