I 250x250x6x8 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 250x250x6x8 (México) · Doble T I 250x250x6x8 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The I 250x250x6x8 steel profile weighs 42.4 kg/m (28.49 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,404 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 6,499.179 cm⁴, Iy = 2,083.755 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	6 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	42.4 kg/m	28.49 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,404 mm²	8.376 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	6,499.18 cm⁴	156.14 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,083.75 cm⁴	50.06 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	519.93 cm³	31.728 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	166.7 cm³	10.173 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	566.13 cm³	34.548 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	252.11 cm³	15.385 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.97 cm	4.318 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.21 cm	2.445 in