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HE 240 A - Section Properties

The HE 240 A is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 60.3 kg/m, an overall depth of 230 mm and width of 240 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 76.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 7760 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 745 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
60.3 kg/m
Depth
230 mm
Width
240 mm
Area
76.8 cm²
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HE 240 A section profile
mass (kg/m)60.3
h (mm)230
b (mm)240
tw (mm)7.5
tf (mm)12
Iy (cm⁴)7760
Iz (cm⁴)2770
iy (cm)10.1
iz (cm)6
Wel,y (cm³)675
Wel,z (cm³)231
Wpl,y (cm³)745
Wpl,z (cm³)352
u6.815
X16.6
Iw (dm⁶)0.328
It (cm⁴)42.1
A (cm²)76.8
SA/m (m²/m)1.37

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