CS 250x52 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 250x52 (México) · Doble T CS 250x52 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CS 250x52 steel profile weighs 51.8 kg/m (34.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 6,598 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 7,693.861 cm⁴, Iy = 2,474.944 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	51.8 kg/m	34.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	6,598 mm²	10.227 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	7,693.86 cm⁴	184.85 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	2,474.94 cm⁴	59.46 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	615.51 cm³	37.561 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	198 cm³	12.082 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	677.91 cm³	41.369 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	300.57 cm³	18.342 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.8 cm	4.251 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.12 cm	2.411 in