CVS 250x64 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 250x64 (México) · Doble T CVS 250x64 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CVS 250x64 steel profile weighs 64.0 kg/m (43.02 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 170 mm (6.69 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,156 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 9,272.444 cm⁴, Iy = 1,556.688 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)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	64.0 kg/m	43.02 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,156 mm²	12.642 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	9,272.44 cm⁴	222.77 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	1,556.69 cm⁴	37.40 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	741.8 cm³	45.267 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	183.14 cm³	11.176 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	836.02 cm³	51.017 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	277.94 cm³	16.961 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.66 cm	4.198 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.37 cm	1.720 in