CS 250x63 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 250x63 (México) · Doble T CS 250x63 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CS 250x63 steel profile weighs 63.2 kg/m (42.46 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 8,050 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 9,580.99 cm⁴, Iy = 3,256.168 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)	12.5 mm	0.49 in
Weight	63.2 kg/m	42.46 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	8,050 mm²	12.477 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	9,580.99 cm⁴	230.18 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	3,256.17 cm⁴	78.23 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	766.48 cm³	46.774 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	260.49 cm³	15.896 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	843.44 cm³	51.470 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	394.23 cm³	24.057 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.91 cm	4.295 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.36 cm	2.504 in