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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EN UPE-shape dimensions and section properties in metric units
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.

Nominal depth series

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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
2.57504.53 in⁴
Sx range
1.6464.07 in³

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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 v2026.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology