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HE 500 A - Section Properties

The HE 500 A is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 155 kg/m, an overall depth of 490 mm and width of 300 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 198 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 87000 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 3950 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
155 kg/m
Depth
490 mm
Width
300 mm
Area
198 cm²
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HE 500 A section profile
mass (kg/m)155
h (mm)490
b (mm)300
tw (mm)12
tf (mm)23
Iy (cm⁴)87000
Iz (cm⁴)10400
iy (cm)21
iz (cm)7.24
Wel,y (cm³)3550
Wel,z (cm³)691
Wpl,y (cm³)3950
Wpl,z (cm³)1060
u8.05
X20.8
Iw (dm⁶)5.64
It (cm⁴)318
A (cm²)198
SA/m (m²/m)2.11

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