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IPE A 400 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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IPE A 400 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 38.57 lb/ft 57.40 kg/m
Depth, d 15.63 in 397.00 mm
Flange width, bf 7.09 in 180.00 mm
tw 0.276 in 7.000 mm
tf 0.472 in 12.000 mm
Area 11.33 in² 7,310.00 mm²
Ix 487.71 in⁴ 203,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 28.11 in⁴ 11,700,000 mm⁴
Sx 62.24 in³ 1,020,000 mm³
Sy 7.93 in³ 130,000.00 mm³
Zx 69.57 in³ 1,140,000 mm³
Zy 12.33 in³ 202,000.00 mm³
rx 6.57 in 167.00 mm
ry 1.57 in 40.00 mm
J 0.87 in⁴ 362,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 1,608.72 in⁶ 432,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE A 400.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE 360

Weight
57.1 kg/m (-0.5%)
Depth
360.0 mm (-9.3%)
Ix
163,000,000 mm⁴ (-20%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE O 360

Weight
66.0 kg/m (+15%)
Depth
364.0 mm (-8.3%)
Ix
190,000,000 mm⁴ (-6.4%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE 400

Weight
66.3 kg/m (+16%)
Depth
400.0 mm (+0.8%)
Ix
231,000,000 mm⁴ (+14%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology