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IPE 550 - Section Properties

The IPE 550 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 106 kg/m, an overall depth of 550 mm and width of 210 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 134 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 67100 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 2790 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
106 kg/m
Depth
550 mm
Width
210 mm
Area
134 cm²
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IPE 550 section profile
mass (kg/m)106
h (mm)550
b (mm)210
tw (mm)11.1
tf (mm)17.2
Iy (cm⁴)67100
Iz (cm⁴)2670
iy (cm)22.4
iz (cm)4.45
Wel,y (cm³)2440
Wel,z (cm³)254
Wpl,y (cm³)2790
Wpl,z (cm³)401
u6.365
X31.4
Iw (dm⁶)1.88
It (cm⁴)123
A (cm²)134
SA/m (m²/m)1.88

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