W 250 x 22,3 Gerdau · Weight & Dimensions

Gerdau · 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: IPR 250 x 22,3 (México) · Doble T 250 x 22,3 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 254 (UK / Australia)

The W 250 x 22,3 steel profile weighs 22.3 kg/m (14.99 lb/ft), has a depth of 254 mm (10.00 in), flange width 102 mm (4.02 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,886.601 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,938.32 cm⁴, Iy = 122.686 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	254 mm	10.00 in
Width (b)	102 mm	4.02 in
Web thickness (tw)	5.8 mm	0.23 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.9 mm	0.27 in
Fillet radius (r)	10 mm	0.39 in
Weight	22.3 kg/m	14.99 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,886.6 mm²	4.474 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,938.32 cm⁴	70.59 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	122.69 cm⁴	2.95 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	231.36 cm³	14.119 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	24.06 cm³	1.468 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	267.69 cm³	16.335 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	38.35 cm³	2.341 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.09 cm	3.972 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.06 cm	0.812 in