CS 250x76 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 250x76 (México) · Doble T CS 250x76 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The CS 250x76 steel profile weighs 76.5 kg/m (51.38 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 250 mm (9.84 in). Cross-sectional area: 9,744 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 11,658.949 cm⁴, Iy = 4,167.597 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)	16 mm	0.63 in
Weight	76.5 kg/m	51.38 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	9,744 mm²	15.103 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	11,658.95 cm⁴	280.11 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	4,167.6 cm⁴	100.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	932.72 cm³	56.918 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	333.41 cm³	20.346 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	1,031.05 cm³	62.919 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	503.49 cm³	30.725 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.94 cm	4.307 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	6.54 cm	2.575 in