W 250 x 32,7 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 32,7 (México) · Doble T 250 x 32,7 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 258 (UK / Australia)

The W 250 x 32,7 steel profile weighs 32.7 kg/m (21.97 lb/ft), has a depth of 258 mm (10.16 in), flange width 146 mm (5.75 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,205.821 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,937.097 cm⁴, Iy = 472.731 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	258 mm	10.16 in
Width (b)	146 mm	5.75 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.1 mm	0.24 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.1 mm	0.36 in
Fillet radius (r)	10 mm	0.39 in
Weight	32.7 kg/m	21.97 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,205.82 mm²	6.519 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,937.1 cm⁴	118.61 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	472.73 cm⁴	11.36 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	382.72 cm³	23.355 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	64.76 cm³	3.952 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	428.48 cm³	26.148 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	99.67 cm³	6.082 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.83 cm	4.266 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.35 cm	1.320 in