CS 225x44 Tecnometal · Weight & Dimensions

Tecnometal, welded sections (Brazil) · 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: CS 225x44 (México) · Doble T CS 225x44 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 225 (UK / Australia)

The CS 225x44 steel profile weighs 43.8 kg/m (29.40 lb/ft), has a depth of 225 mm (8.86 in), flange width 225 mm (8.86 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,572.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,425.462 cm⁴, Iy = 1,803.945 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	225 mm	8.86 in
Width (b)	225 mm	8.86 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	43.8 kg/m	29.40 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,572.8 mm²	8.638 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,425.46 cm⁴	130.35 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,803.94 cm⁴	43.34 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	482.26 cm³	29.430 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	160.35 cm³	9.785 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	527.47 cm³	32.188 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	242.51 cm³	14.799 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	9.87 cm	3.885 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	5.69 cm	2.240 in