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IPE O 550 - Section Properties

The IPE O 550 is a European I-beam (IPE) with a mass of 123 kg/m, an overall depth of 556 mm and width of 212 mm. It has a cross-sectional area of 156 cm², a second moment of area Iᵧ of 79200 cm⁴, a plastic modulus Wₚₗ,ᵧ of 3260 cm³, to EN 10365 · Continental Steel (SCI P363 Blue Book).

Mass
123 kg/m
Depth
556 mm
Width
212 mm
Area
156 cm²
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IPE O 550 section profile
mass (kg/m)123
h (mm)556
b (mm)212
tw (mm)12.7
tf (mm)20.2
Iy (cm⁴)79200
Iz (cm⁴)3220
iy (cm)22.5
iz (cm)4.55
Wel,y (cm³)2850
Wel,z (cm³)304
Wpl,y (cm³)3260
Wpl,z (cm³)481
u6.428
X27.6
Iw (dm⁶)2.3
It (cm⁴)187
A (cm²)156
SA/m (m²/m)1.89

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