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HE 160 A - Section Properties

The HE 160 A is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 30.4 kg/m, an overall depth of 152 mm and width of 160 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 38.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 1670 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 245 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
30.4 kg/m
Depth
152 mm
Width
160 mm
Area
38.8 cm²
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HE 160 A section profile
mass (kg/m)30.4
h (mm)152
b (mm)160
tw (mm)6
tf (mm)9
Iy (cm⁴)1670
Iz (cm⁴)616
iy (cm)6.57
iz (cm)3.98
Wel,y (cm³)220
Wel,z (cm³)77
Wpl,y (cm³)245
Wpl,z (cm³)118
u5.519
X14.5
Iw (dm⁶)0.0314
It (cm⁴)12.1
A (cm²)38.8
SA/m (m²/m)0.906

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