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HE 260 A - Section Properties

The HE 260 A is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 68.2 kg/m, an overall depth of 250 mm and width of 260 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 86.8 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 10400 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 920 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
68.2 kg/m
Depth
250 mm
Width
260 mm
Area
86.8 cm²
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HE 260 A section profile
mass (kg/m)68.2
h (mm)250
b (mm)260
tw (mm)7.5
tf (mm)12.5
Iy (cm⁴)10400
Iz (cm⁴)3670
iy (cm)11
iz (cm)6.5
Wel,y (cm³)836
Wel,z (cm³)282
Wpl,y (cm³)920
Wpl,z (cm³)430
u7.112
X17
Iw (dm⁶)0.516
It (cm⁴)54.2
A (cm²)86.8
SA/m (m²/m)1.48

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