VS 250x35 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 250x35 (México) · Doble T VS 250x35 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 250 (UK / Australia)

The VS 250x35 steel profile weighs 35.3 kg/m (23.71 lb/ft), has a depth of 250 mm (9.84 in), flange width 160 mm (6.30 in). Cross-sectional area: 4,495.3 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 5,045.281 cm⁴, Iy = 649.015 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)	9.5 mm	0.37 in
Weight	35.3 kg/m	23.71 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	4,495.3 mm²	6.968 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	5,045.28 cm⁴	121.21 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	649.01 cm⁴	15.59 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	403.62 cm³	24.631 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	81.13 cm³	4.951 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	449.6 cm³	27.437 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	123.89 cm³	7.560 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	10.59 cm	4.171 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	3.8 cm	1.496 in