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IPE O 500 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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IPE O 500 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 71.90 lb/ft 107.00 kg/m
Depth, d 19.92 in 506.00 mm
Flange width, bf 7.95 in 202.00 mm
tw 0.472 in 12.000 mm
tf 0.748 in 19.000 mm
Area 21.24 in² 13,700.00 mm²
Ix 1,388.65 in⁴ 578,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 62.95 in⁴ 26,200,000 mm⁴
Sx 139.13 in³ 2,280,000 mm³
Sy 15.87 in³ 260,000.00 mm³
Zx 159.27 in³ 2,610,000 mm³
Zy 24.96 in³ 409,000.00 mm³
rx 8.11 in 206.00 mm
ry 1.72 in 43.80 mm
J 3.44 in⁴ 1,430,000 mm⁴
Cw 5,772.04 in⁶ 1,550,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE O 500.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE 550

Weight
106.0 kg/m (-0.9%)
Depth
550.0 mm (+8.7%)
Ix
671,000,000 mm⁴ (+16%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE A 600

Weight
108.0 kg/m (+0.9%)
Depth
597.0 mm (+18%)
Ix
829,000,000 mm⁴ (+43%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE A 550

Weight
92.1 kg/m (-14%)
Depth
547.0 mm (+8.1%)
Ix
600,000,000 mm⁴ (+3.8%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology