VS 250x28 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: VS 250x28 (México) · Doble T VS 250x28 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x28 steel profile weighs 27.9 kg/m (18.75 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 130 mm (5.12 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,554.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,719.115 cm⁴, Iy = 293.421 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	130 mm	5.12 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	27.9 kg/m	18.75 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,554.2 mm²	5.509 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,719.11 cm⁴	89.35 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	293.42 cm⁴	7.05 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	297.53 cm³	18.156 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	45.14 cm³	2.755 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	337.92 cm³	20.621 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	69.92 cm³	4.267 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.23 cm	4.027 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.87 cm	1.131 in