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HE 500 B - Section Properties

The HE 500 B is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 187 kg/m, an overall depth of 500 mm and width of 300 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 239 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 107000 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4820 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
187 kg/m
Depth
500 mm
Width
300 mm
Area
239 cm²
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HE 500 B section profile
mass (kg/m)187
h (mm)500
b (mm)300
tw (mm)14.5
tf (mm)28
Iy (cm⁴)107000
Iz (cm⁴)12600
iy (cm)21.2
iz (cm)7.27
Wel,y (cm³)4290
Wel,z (cm³)842
Wpl,y (cm³)4820
Wpl,z (cm³)1290
u8.065
X17.6
Iw (dm⁶)7.02
It (cm⁴)548
A (cm²)239
SA/m (m²/m)2.12

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