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IPE 550 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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Units

Section diagram

IPE 550 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 71.23 lb/ft 106.00 kg/m
Depth, d 21.65 in 550.00 mm
Flange width, bf 8.27 in 210.00 mm
tw 0.437 in 11.100 mm
tf 0.677 in 17.200 mm
Area 20.77 in² 13,400.00 mm²
Ix 1,612.08 in⁴ 671,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 64.15 in⁴ 26,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 148.90 in³ 2,440,000 mm³
Sy 15.50 in³ 254,000.00 mm³
Zx 170.26 in³ 2,790,000 mm³
Zy 24.47 in³ 401,000.00 mm³
rx 8.82 in 224.00 mm
ry 1.75 in 44.50 mm
J 2.96 in⁴ 1,230,000 mm⁴
Cw 7,000.93 in⁶ 1,880,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE 550.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE O 450

Weight
92.4 kg/m (-13%)
Depth
456.0 mm (-17%)
Ix
409,000,000 mm⁴ (-39%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE O 500

Weight
107.0 kg/m (+0.9%)
Depth
506.0 mm (-8.0%)
Ix
578,000,000 mm⁴ (-14%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE V 500

Weight
129.0 kg/m (+22%)
Depth
514.0 mm (-6.5%)
Ix
707,000,000 mm⁴ (+5.4%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology