VS 250x23 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: VS 250x23 (México) · Doble T VS 250x23 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x23 steel profile weighs 22.7 kg/m (15.25 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 2,891.65 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,149.277 cm⁴, Iy = 288.332 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	140 mm	5.51 in
Web thickness (tw)	4.8 mm	0.19 in
Flange thickness (tf)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Weight	22.7 kg/m	15.25 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	2,891.65 mm²	4.482 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,149.28 cm⁴	75.66 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	288.33 cm⁴	6.93 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	251.94 cm³	15.375 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	41.19 cm³	2.514 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	281.87 cm³	17.201 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	63.08 cm³	3.849 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.44 cm	4.109 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.16 cm	1.243 in