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IPE 240 - Section Properties

The IPE 240 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 30.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 240 mm and width of 120 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 39.1 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 3890 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 367 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
30.7 kg/m
Depth
240 mm
Width
120 mm
Area
39.1 cm²
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IPE 240 section profile
mass (kg/m)30.7
h (mm)240
b (mm)120
tw (mm)6.2
tf (mm)9.8
Iy (cm⁴)3890
Iz (cm⁴)284
iy (cm)9.97
iz (cm)2.69
Wel,y (cm³)324
Wel,z (cm³)47
Wpl,y (cm³)367
Wpl,z (cm³)73.9
u4.941
X22.6
Iw (dm⁶)0.0374
It (cm⁴)13
A (cm²)39.1
SA/m (m²/m)0.922

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