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IPE 600 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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Units

Section diagram

IPE 600 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 81.98 lb/ft 122.00 kg/m
Depth, d 23.62 in 600.00 mm
Flange width, bf 8.66 in 220.00 mm
tw 0.472 in 12.000 mm
tf 0.748 in 19.000 mm
Area 24.18 in² 15,600.00 mm²
Ix 2,212.71 in⁴ 921,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 81.45 in⁴ 33,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 187.34 in³ 3,070,000 mm³
Sy 18.80 in³ 308,000.00 mm³
Zx 214.19 in³ 3,510,000 mm³
Zy 29.66 in³ 486,000.00 mm³
rx 9.57 in 243.00 mm
ry 1.83 in 46.60 mm
J 3.96 in⁴ 1,650,000 mm⁴
Cw 10,613.11 in⁶ 2,850,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE 600.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE A 600

Weight
108.0 kg/m (-11%)
Depth
597.0 mm (-0.5%)
Ix
829,000,000 mm⁴ (-10.0%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE O 550

Weight
123.0 kg/m (+0.8%)
Depth
556.0 mm (-7.3%)
Ix
792,000,000 mm⁴ (-14%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE V 550

Weight
159.0 kg/m (+30%)
Depth
566.0 mm (-5.7%)
Ix
1,020,000,000 mm⁴ (+11%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology