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HE 550 A - Section Properties

The HE 550 A is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 166 kg/m, an overall depth of 540 mm and width of 300 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 212 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 112000 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 4620 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
166 kg/m
Depth
540 mm
Width
300 mm
Area
212 cm²
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HE 550 A section profile
mass (kg/m)166
h (mm)540
b (mm)300
tw (mm)12.5
tf (mm)24
Iy (cm⁴)112000
Iz (cm⁴)10800
iy (cm)23
iz (cm)7.15
Wel,y (cm³)4150
Wel,z (cm³)721
Wpl,y (cm³)4620
Wpl,z (cm³)1110
u8.031
X22.4
Iw (dm⁶)7.19
It (cm⁴)360
A (cm²)212
SA/m (m²/m)2.21

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