VE 250x19 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: VE 250x19 (México) · Doble T VE 250x19 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VE 250x19 steel profile weighs 18.5 kg/m (12.42 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 125 mm (4.92 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,353.92 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 2,359.651 cm⁴, Iy = 156.472 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	125 mm	4.92 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Weight	18.5 kg/m	12.42 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,353.92 mm²	3.649 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	2,359.65 cm⁴	56.69 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	156.47 cm⁴	3.76 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	188.77 cm³	11.520 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	25.04 cm³	1.528 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	216.47 cm³	13.210 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	38.88 cm³	2.373 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.01 cm	3.942 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	2.58 cm	1.015 in