I 250x200x5x8 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 250x200x5x8 (México) · Doble T I 250x200x5x8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x200x5x8 steel profile weighs 34.3 kg/m (23.05 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,370 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,220.698 cm⁴, Iy = 1,066.91 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Web thickness (tw)	5 mm	0.20 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	34.3 kg/m	23.05 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,370 mm²	6.773 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,220.7 cm⁴	125.43 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,066.91 cm⁴	25.63 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	417.66 cm³	25.487 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	106.69 cm³	6.511 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	455.65 cm³	27.805 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	161.46 cm³	9.853 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.93 cm	4.303 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.94 cm	1.945 in