CVS 250x33 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: CVS 250x33 (México) · Doble T CVS 250x33 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 250x33 steel profile weighs 32.9 kg/m (22.12 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,194.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,656.48 cm⁴, Iy = 655.554 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	170 mm	6.69 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	32.9 kg/m	22.12 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,194.2 mm²	6.501 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,656.48 cm⁴	111.87 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	655.55 cm⁴	15.75 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	372.52 cm³	22.733 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	77.12 cm³	4.706 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	415.36 cm³	25.347 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	117.92 cm³	7.196 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.54 cm	4.148 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.95 cm	1.556 in