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HE 550 AA - Section Properties

The HE 550 AA is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 120 kg/m, an overall depth of 522 mm and width of 300 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 153 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 72900 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 3130 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
120 kg/m
Depth
522 mm
Width
300 mm
Area
153 cm²
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HE 550 AA section profile
mass (kg/m)120
h (mm)522
b (mm)300
tw (mm)11.5
tf (mm)15
Iy (cm⁴)72900
Iz (cm⁴)6770
iy (cm)21.8
iz (cm)6.65
Wel,y (cm³)2790
Wel,z (cm³)451
Wpl,y (cm³)3130
Wpl,z (cm³)699
u7.708
X31.5
Iw (dm⁶)4.34
It (cm⁴)127
A (cm²)153
SA/m (m²/m)2.17

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