VS 250x32 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 250x32 (México) · Doble T VS 250x32 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x32 steel profile weighs 31.7 kg/m (21.28 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,034.2 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 4,422.139 cm⁴, Iy = 546.621 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	250 mm	9.84 in
Width (b)	160 mm	6.30 in
Web thickness (tw)	6.3 mm	0.25 in
Flange thickness (tf)	8 mm	0.31 in
Weight	31.7 kg/m	21.28 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,034.2 mm²	6.253 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	4,422.14 cm⁴	106.24 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	546.62 cm⁴	13.13 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	353.77 cm³	21.589 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	68.33 cm³	4.170 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	396 cm³	24.166 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	104.72 cm³	6.391 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.47 cm	4.122 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.68 cm	1.449 in