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IPE A 160 - Section Properties

The IPE A 160 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 12.7 kg/m, an overall depth of 157 mm and width of 82 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 16.2 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 689 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 99.1 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
12.7 kg/m
Depth
157 mm
Width
82 mm
Area
16.2 cm²
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IPE A 160 section profile
mass (kg/m)12.7
h (mm)157
b (mm)82
tw (mm)4
tf (mm)5.9
Iy (cm⁴)689
Iz (cm⁴)54.4
iy (cm)6.53
iz (cm)1.83
Wel,y (cm³)87.8
Wel,z (cm³)13
Wpl,y (cm³)99.1
Wpl,z (cm³)20.7
u4.062
X24.7
Iw (dm⁶)0.00309
It (cm⁴)1.93
A (cm²)16.2
SA/m (m²/m)0.619

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