CVS 250x40 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 250x40 (México) · Doble T CVS 250x40 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 250x40 steel profile weighs 39.9 kg/m (26.79 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 5,078 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,494.789 cm⁴, Iy = 778.877 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	39.9 kg/m	26.79 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	5,078 mm²	7.871 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,494.79 cm⁴	132.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	778.88 cm⁴	18.71 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	439.58 cm³	26.825 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	91.63 cm³	5.592 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	495.13 cm³	30.215 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	140.97 cm³	8.603 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.4 cm	4.095 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.92 cm	1.542 in