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IPE A 600 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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Section diagram

IPE A 600 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 72.57 lb/ft 108.00 kg/m
Depth, d 23.50 in 597.00 mm
Flange width, bf 8.66 in 220.00 mm
tw 0.386 in 9.800 mm
tf 0.689 in 17.500 mm
Area 21.24 in² 13,700.00 mm²
Ix 1,991.68 in⁴ 829,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 74.96 in⁴ 31,200,000 mm⁴
Sx 169.65 in³ 2,780,000 mm³
Sy 17.27 in³ 283,000.00 mm³
Zx 191.61 in³ 3,140,000 mm³
Zy 26.97 in³ 442,000.00 mm³
rx 9.69 in 246.00 mm
ry 1.88 in 47.70 mm
J 2.93 in⁴ 1,220,000 mm⁴
Cw 9,719.37 in⁶ 2,610,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

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

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE O 500

Weight
107.0 kg/m (-0.9%)
Depth
506.0 mm (-15%)
Ix
578,000,000 mm⁴ (-30%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE 600

Weight
122.0 kg/m (+13%)
Depth
600.0 mm (+0.5%)
Ix
921,000,000 mm⁴ (+11%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE O 550

Weight
123.0 kg/m (+14%)
Depth
556.0 mm (-6.9%)
Ix
792,000,000 mm⁴ (-4.5%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology