CVS 250x47 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 250x47 (México) · Doble T CVS 250x47 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 250x47 steel profile weighs 47.5 kg/m (31.91 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,050 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 6,758.073 cm⁴, Iy = 1,024.502 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	47.5 kg/m	31.91 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,050 mm²	9.377 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	6,758.07 cm⁴	162.36 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,024.5 cm⁴	24.61 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	540.65 cm³	32.992 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	120.53 cm³	7.355 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	605.94 cm³	36.977 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	184.23 cm³	11.242 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.57 cm	4.161 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.12 cm	1.620 in