CS 250x108 Usiminas · Weight & Dimensions

Usiminas, 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: CS 250x108 (México) · Doble T CS 250x108 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CS 250x108 steel profile weighs 108.0 kg/m (72.59 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 13,765 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 15,451.362 cm⁴, Iy = 5,836.673 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Flange thickness (tf)	22.4 mm	0.88 in
Weight	108.0 kg/m	72.59 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	13,765 mm²	21.336 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	15,451.36 cm⁴	371.22 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	5,836.67 cm⁴	140.23 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	1,236.11 cm³	75.432 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	466.93 cm³	28.494 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,406.14 cm³	85.809 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	708.02 cm³	43.206 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.59 cm	4.171 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.51 cm	2.564 in