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HE 160 B - Section Properties

The HE 160 B is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 42.6 kg/m, an overall depth of 160 mm and width of 160 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 54.3 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 2490 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 354 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
42.6 kg/m
Depth
160 mm
Width
160 mm
Area
54.3 cm²
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HE 160 B section profile
mass (kg/m)42.6
h (mm)160
b (mm)160
tw (mm)8
tf (mm)13
Iy (cm⁴)2490
Iz (cm⁴)889
iy (cm)6.78
iz (cm)4.05
Wel,y (cm³)312
Wel,z (cm³)111
Wpl,y (cm³)354
Wpl,z (cm³)170
u5.589
X10.9
Iw (dm⁶)0.0479
It (cm⁴)31.3
A (cm²)54.3
SA/m (m²/m)0.918

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