Europe IPN Sections & Section Properties
Browse IPN taper flange beams from the European steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
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Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · 1,239 sections
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| Designation | Weight (kg/m) | Depth, d (mm) | Flange width, bf (mm) | Area (mm²) | Ix (mm⁴) | Sx (mm³) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPN 600 | 199 | 600 | 215 | 25370 | 1390000000 | 4630000 |
| IPN 550 | 166 | 550 | 200 | 21200 | 991800000 | 3610000 |
| IPN 500 | 141 | 500 | 185 | 17940 | 687400000 | 2750000 |
| IPN 450 | 115 | 450 | 170 | 14690 | 458500000 | 2040000 |
| IPN 400 | 92.4 | 400 | 155 | 11770 | 292100000 | 1460000 |
| IPN 380 | 84 | 380 | 149 | 10700 | 240100000 | 1260000 |
| IPN 360 | 76.1 | 360 | 143 | 9700 | 196100000 | 1090000 |
| IPN 340 | 68 | 340 | 137 | 8670 | 157000000 | 923000 |
| IPN 320 | 61 | 320 | 131 | 7770 | 125100000 | 782000 |
| IPN 300 | 54.2 | 300 | 125 | 6900 | 98000000 | 653000 |
| IPN 280 | 47.9 | 280 | 119 | 6100 | 75900000 | 542000 |
| IPN 260 | 41.9 | 260 | 113 | 5330 | 57400000 | 442000 |
| IPN 240 | 36.2 | 240 | 106 | 4610 | 42500000 | 354000 |
| IPN 220 | 31.1 | 220 | 98 | 3950 | 30600000 | 278000 |
| IPN 200 | 26.2 | 200 | 90 | 3340 | 21400000 | 214000 |
| IPN 180 | 21.9 | 180 | 82 | 2790 | 14500000 | 161000 |
| IPN 160 | 17.9 | 160 | 74 | 2280 | 9350000 | 117000 |
| IPN 140 | 14.3 | 140 | 66 | 1820 | 5730000 | 81900 |
| IPN 120 | 11.1 | 120 | 58 | 1420 | 3280000 | 54700 |
| IPN 100 | 8.3 | 100 | 50 | 1060 | 1710000 | 34200 |
| IPN 80 | 5.9 | 80 | 42 | 760 | 778000 | 19500 |
Family overview
What are Europe IPN Sections?
Browse IPN taper flange beams from the European steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.
Designations
Understanding IPN Sections designations
IPN designations identify the nominal section depth in millimetres, such as IPN 300.
Properties
IPN Sections properties explained
These properties are especially relevant when comparing IPN Sections. View the complete property glossary.
| Symbol | Property | Units | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weight | Weight | lb/ft, kg/m | Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons |
| d | Overall depth | in, mm | Overall depth and clearance |
| bf | Flange width | in, mm | Overall flange width and lateral behaviour |
| tw | Web thickness | in, mm | Web thickness and shear-related behaviour |
| tf | Flange thickness | in, mm | Flange thickness and flexural/local behaviour |
| A | Cross-sectional area | in², mm² | Total steel cross-sectional area |
| Ix | Moment of inertia (x) | in⁴, mm⁴ | Major-axis flexural stiffness |
| Iy | Moment of inertia (y) | in⁴, mm⁴ | Minor-axis flexural stiffness |
| Sx | Elastic section modulus (x) | in³, mm³ | Elastic bending property about the x-axis |
| Sy | Elastic section modulus (y) | in³, mm³ | Elastic bending property about the y-axis |
| Zx | Plastic section modulus (x) | in³, mm³ | Plastic bending property about the x-axis |
| Zy | Plastic section modulus (y) | in³, mm³ | Plastic bending property about the y-axis |
| rx | Radius of gyration (x) | in, mm | Strong-axis radius of gyration |
| ry | Radius of gyration (y) | in, mm | Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance |
| J | Torsional constant | in⁴, mm⁴ | Torsional constant |
| Cw | Warping constant | in⁶, mm⁶ | Warping constant for lateral-torsional behaviour |
Library summary
Computed IPN Sections summary
The current Europe IPN Sections library contains 21 sections across 21 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 3.96 to 133.72 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 3.15 to 23.62 inches .
- Lightest section
- IPN 80
- Heaviest section
- IPN 600
- Ix range
- 1.87 – 3,339.49 in⁴
- Sx range
- 1.19 – 282.54 in³
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 v2026.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology