HE 550 B - Section Properties

The HE 550 B is a European wide-flange beam (HE) with a mass of 199 kg/m, an overall depth of 550 mm and width of 300 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 254 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 137000 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 5590 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass

199 kg/m

Depth

550 mm

Width

300 mm

Area

254 cm²

PropertiesCapacity

mass (kg/m)199

h (mm)550

b (mm)300

t_w (mm)15

t_f (mm)29

I_y (cm⁴)137000

I_z (cm⁴)13100

i_y (cm)23.2

i_z (cm)7.17

W_el,y (cm³)4970

W_el,z (cm³)872

W_pl,y (cm³)5590

W_pl,z (cm³)1340

u8.045

X19

I_w (dm⁶)8.86

I_t (cm⁴)610

A (cm²)254

SA/m (m²/m)2.22