Europe UPE Channels & Section Properties
Browse UPE parallel flange channels 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPE 400 | 72.2 | 400 | 115 | 9190 | 210000000 | 1050000 |
| UPE 360 | 61.2 | 360 | 110 | 7790 | 148000000 | 824000 |
| UPE 330 | 53.2 | 330 | 105 | 6780 | 110000000 | 667000 |
| UPE 300 | 44.4 | 300 | 100 | 5660 | 78200000 | 522000 |
| UPE 270 | 35.2 | 270 | 95 | 4480 | 52500000 | 389000 |
| UPE 240 | 30.2 | 240 | 90 | 3850 | 36000000 | 300000 |
| UPE 220 | 26.6 | 220 | 85 | 3390 | 26800000 | 244000 |
| UPE 200 | 22.8 | 200 | 80 | 2900 | 19100000 | 191000 |
| UPE 180 | 19.7 | 180 | 75 | 2510 | 13500000 | 150000 |
| UPE 160 | 17 | 160 | 70 | 2170 | 9110000 | 114000 |
| UPE 140 | 14.5 | 140 | 65 | 1840 | 6000000 | 85600 |
| UPE 120 | 12.1 | 120 | 60 | 1540 | 3640000 | 60600 |
| UPE 100 | 9.8 | 100 | 55 | 1250 | 2070000 | 41400 |
| UPE 80 | 7.9 | 80 | 50 | 1010 | 1070000 | 26800 |
Family overview
What are Europe UPE Channels?
Browse UPE parallel flange channels 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 UPE Channels designations
UPE designations identify parallel-flange channels by nominal depth in millimetres.
Properties
UPE Channels properties explained
These properties are especially relevant when comparing UPE Channels. 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 UPE Channels summary
The current Europe UPE Channels library contains 14 sections across 14 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 5.31 to 48.52 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 3.15 to 15.75 inches .
- Lightest section
- UPE 80
- Heaviest section
- UPE 400
- Ix range
- 2.57 – 504.53 in⁴
- Sx range
- 1.64 – 64.07 in³
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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 v2026.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology