VS 250x30 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 250x30 (México) · Doble T VS 250x30 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x30 steel profile weighs 29.5 kg/m (19.82 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 140 mm (5.51 in). Cross-sectional area: 3,757.25 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,336.297 cm⁴, Iy = 434.673 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	29.5 kg/m	19.82 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	3,757.25 mm²	5.824 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,336.3 cm⁴	104.18 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	434.67 cm⁴	10.44 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	346.9 cm³	21.169 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	62.1 cm³	3.789 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	383.23 cm³	23.386 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	94.4 cm³	5.761 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.74 cm	4.230 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.4 cm	1.339 in