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IPE V 550 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

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IPE V 550 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 106.84 lb/ft 159.00 kg/m
Depth, d 22.28 in 566.00 mm
Flange width, bf 8.50 in 216.00 mm
tw 0.673 in 17.100 mm
tf 0.992 in 25.200 mm
Area 31.31 in² 20,200.00 mm²
Ix 2,450.56 in⁴ 1,020,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 102.35 in⁴ 42,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 220.91 in³ 3,620,000 mm³
Sy 24.10 in³ 395,000.00 mm³
Zx 256.30 in³ 4,200,000 mm³
Zy 38.57 in³ 632,000.00 mm³
rx 8.86 in 225.00 mm
ry 1.81 in 45.90 mm
J 8.94 in⁴ 3,720,000 mm⁴
Cw 11,618.56 in⁶ 3,120,000,000,000 mm⁶

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus IPE V 550.

Lighter in IPE beams

IPE O 600

Weight
154.0 kg/m (-3.1%)
Depth
610.0 mm (+7.8%)
Ix
1,180,000,000 mm⁴ (+16%)

Heavier in IPE beams

IPE 750×173

Weight
173.0 kg/m (+8.8%)
Depth
762.0 mm (+35%)
Ix
2,060,000,000 mm⁴ (+102%)

Closest Iₓ in IPE beams

IPE 600

Weight
122.0 kg/m (-23%)
Depth
600.0 mm (+6.0%)
Ix
921,000,000 mm⁴ (-9.7%)
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · v2026.1 · Eurocode 3 - UK National Annex · Methodology