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IPE 270 - Section Properties

The IPE 270 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 36.1 kg/m, an overall depth of 270 mm and width of 135 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 45.9 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 5790 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 484 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
36.1 kg/m
Depth
270 mm
Width
135 mm
Area
45.9 cm²
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IPE 270 section profile
mass (kg/m)36.1
h (mm)270
b (mm)135
tw (mm)6.6
tf (mm)10.2
Iy (cm⁴)5790
Iz (cm⁴)420
iy (cm)11.2
iz (cm)3.02
Wel,y (cm³)429
Wel,z (cm³)62
Wpl,y (cm³)484
Wpl,z (cm³)97
u5.23
X24.9
Iw (dm⁶)0.0706
It (cm⁴)15.9
A (cm²)45.9
SA/m (m²/m)1.04

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