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IPE O 270 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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IPE O 270 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 28.42 lb/ft 42.30 kg/m
Depth, d 10.79 in 274.00 mm
Flange width, bf 5.35 in 136.00 mm
tw 0.295 in 7.500 mm
tf 0.480 in 12.200 mm
Area 8.34 in² 5,380.00 mm²
Ix 166.97 in⁴ 69,500,000 mm⁴
Iy 12.35 in⁴ 5,140,000 mm⁴
Sx 30.94 in³ 507,000.00 mm³
Sy 4.64 in³ 76,000.00 mm³
Zx 35.09 in³ 575,000.00 mm³
Zy 7.20 in³ 118,000.00 mm³
rx 4.49 in 114.00 mm
ry 1.22 in 30.90 mm
J 0.60 in⁴ 250,000.00 mm⁴
Cw 326.21 in⁶ 87,600,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE O 270.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE 300

Weight
42.2 kg/m (-0.2%)
Depth
300.0 mm (+9.5%)
Ix
83,600,000 mm⁴ (+20%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE A 330

Weight
43.0 kg/m (+1.7%)
Depth
327.0 mm (+19%)
Ix
102,000,000 mm⁴ (+47%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE A 300

Weight
36.5 kg/m (-14%)
Depth
297.0 mm (+8.4%)
Ix
71,700,000 mm⁴ (+3.2%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology