CVS 250x56 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 250x56 (México) · Doble T CVS 250x56 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 250x56 steel profile weighs 56.4 kg/m (37.89 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 7,184 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 8,149.103 cm⁴, Iy = 1,311.063 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	56.4 kg/m	37.89 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	7,184 mm²	11.135 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	8,149.1 cm⁴	195.78 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,311.06 cm⁴	31.50 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	651.93 cm³	39.783 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	154.24 cm³	9.413 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	731.53 cm³	44.641 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	234.69 cm³	14.322 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.65 cm	4.193 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.27 cm	1.682 in