VS 250x26 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 250x26 (México) · Doble T VS 250x26 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x26 steel profile weighs 26.3 kg/m (17.68 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,351.5 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 3,787.956 cm⁴, Iy = 366.076 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)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	26.3 kg/m	17.68 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,351.5 mm²	5.195 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	3,787.96 cm⁴	91.01 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	366.08 cm⁴	8.79 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	303.04 cm³	18.492 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	52.3 cm³	3.191 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	336.06 cm³	20.508 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	79.72 cm³	4.865 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.63 cm	4.186 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.3 cm	1.301 in