CE 250x49 Usiminas Usilight · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas Usilight, welded sections · 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: CE 250x49 (México) · Doble T CE 250x49 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CE 250x49 steel profile weighs 48.9 kg/m (32.85 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,228.4 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,529.51 cm⁴, Iy = 2,474.463 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	250 mm	9.84 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.4 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	48.9 kg/m	32.85 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,228.4 mm²	9.654 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,529.51 cm⁴	180.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,474.46 cm⁴	59.45 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	602.36 cm³	36.758 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	197.96 cm³	12.080 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	656.57 cm³	40.066 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	299.24 cm³	18.261 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.99 cm	4.329 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.3 cm	2.482 in