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IPE 300 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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IPE 300 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 28.36 lb/ft 42.20 kg/m
Depth, d 11.81 in 300.00 mm
Flange width, bf 5.91 in 150.00 mm
tw 0.280 in 7.100 mm
tf 0.421 in 10.700 mm
Area 8.34 in² 5,380.00 mm²
Ix 200.85 in⁴ 83,600,000 mm⁴
Iy 14.51 in⁴ 6,040,000 mm⁴
Sx 33.99 in³ 557,000.00 mm³
Sy 4.94 in³ 81,000.00 mm³
Zx 38.32 in³ 628,000.00 mm³
Zy 7.63 in³ 125,000.00 mm³
rx 4.92 in 125.00 mm
ry 1.32 in 33.50 mm
J 0.48 in⁴ 199,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 469.21 in⁶ 126,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE 300.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE A 300

Weight
36.5 kg/m (-14%)
Depth
297.0 mm (-1.0%)
Ix
71,700,000 mm⁴ (-14%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE O 270

Weight
42.3 kg/m (+0.2%)
Depth
274.0 mm (-8.7%)
Ix
69,500,000 mm⁴ (-17%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE O 300

Weight
49.3 kg/m (+17%)
Depth
304.0 mm (+1.3%)
Ix
99,900,000 mm⁴ (+19%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology