UPN 200 vs UPE 200

Steel section comparison · UPN / UPE · EN 10365

  • UPE 200 is 10 % lighter than UPN 200 (22.8 vs 25.3 kg/m).
  • UPN 200 has 0 % higher strong-axis stiffness Iy.
  • UPE 200 has 27 % higher weak-axis stiffness Iz, which governs columns and lateral stability.
  • UPN 200 has 4 % higher plastic bending resistance (Wpl,y).
  • Per kilogram of steel, UPE 200 is the more efficient bending section (Iy/G: 84 vs 75 cm⁴ per kg/m).
PropertyUPN 200UPE 200
Height h [mm]200200
Flange width b [mm]7580
Web thickness tw [mm]8.56.0
Flange thickness tf [mm]11.511.0
Area A [cm²]32.229.0
Mass G [kg/m]25.322.8
Moment of inertia Iy [cm⁴]1 9101 909
Elastic modulus Wel,y [cm³]191191
Plastic modulus Wpl,y [cm³]228220
Moment of inertia Iz [cm⁴]148187
Radius of gyration iy [mm]77.081.1
Radius of gyration iz [mm]21.425.4
Torsion constant It [cm⁴]11.98.9
Warping constant Iw [×10³ cm⁶]9.111.0

Highlighted value = the favourable one (higher stiffness/modulus, lower mass). Full property sets on the profile pages.

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