VEE 250x35 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: VEE 250x35 (México) · Doble T VEE 250x35 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VEE 250x35 steel profile weighs 34.8 kg/m (23.39 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 175 mm (6.89 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,433.8 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,303.527 cm⁴, Iy = 848.781 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	175 mm	6.89 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	34.8 kg/m	23.39 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,433.8 mm²	6.872 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,303.53 cm⁴	127.42 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	848.78 cm⁴	20.39 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	424.28 cm³	25.891 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	97 cm³	5.920 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	463.86 cm³	28.307 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	146.8 cm³	8.958 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.94 cm	4.306 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	4.38 cm	1.723 in