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IPE 500 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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Units

Section diagram

IPE 500 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 60.95 lb/ft 90.70 kg/m
Depth, d 19.69 in 500.00 mm
Flange width, bf 7.87 in 200.00 mm
tw 0.402 in 10.200 mm
tf 0.630 in 16.000 mm
Area 17.98 in² 11,600.00 mm²
Ix 1,158.01 in⁴ 482,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 51.41 in⁴ 21,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 117.78 in³ 1,930,000 mm³
Sy 13.06 in³ 214,000.00 mm³
Zx 133.64 in³ 2,190,000 mm³
Zy 20.50 in³ 336,000.00 mm³
rx 8.03 in 204.00 mm
ry 1.70 in 43.10 mm
J 2.14 in⁴ 891,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 4,654.87 in⁶ 1,250,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE 500.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE V 400

Weight
84.0 kg/m (-7.4%)
Depth
408.0 mm (-18%)
Ix
301,000,000 mm⁴ (-38%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE A 550

Weight
92.1 kg/m (+1.5%)
Depth
547.0 mm (+9.4%)
Ix
600,000,000 mm⁴ (+24%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE V 450

Weight
107.0 kg/m (+18%)
Depth
460.0 mm (-8.0%)
Ix
462,000,000 mm⁴ (-4.1%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology