CS 600x250 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 600x250 (México) · Doble T CS 600x250 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The CS 600x250 steel profile weighs 249.6 kg/m (167.70 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 600 mm (23.62 in). Cross-sectional area: 31,792 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 216,145.604 cm⁴, Iy = 68,419.183 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	600 mm	23.62 in
Web thickness (tw)	16 mm	0.63 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	249.6 kg/m	167.70 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	31,792 mm²	49.278 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	216,145.6 cm⁴	5192.90 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	68,419.18 cm⁴	1643.77 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	7,204.85 cm³	439.669 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,280.64 cm³	139.174 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	7,886.78 cm³	481.283 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	3,455.97 cm³	210.897 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.07 cm	10.265 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	14.67 cm	5.776 in