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HE 160 C - Section Properties

The HE 160 C is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 59.2 kg/m, an overall depth of 170 mm and width of 163 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 75.4 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 3700 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 508 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
59.2 kg/m
Depth
170 mm
Width
163 mm
Area
75.4 cm²
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HE 160 C section profile
mass (kg/m)59.2
h (mm)170
b (mm)163
tw (mm)11
tf (mm)18
Iy (cm⁴)3700
Iz (cm⁴)1300
iy (cm)7.01
iz (cm)4.16
Wel,y (cm³)436
Wel,z (cm³)160
Wpl,y (cm³)508
Wpl,z (cm³)245
u5.669
X8.41
Iw (dm⁶)0.075
It (cm⁴)78.7
A (cm²)75.4
SA/m (m²/m)0.944

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