IPE is a European standard rolled I-beam with narrow parallel flanges. The designation comes from the French "Poutrelle I à ailes Parallèles européen".
| Profile | hmm▲ | bmm▲ | twmm▲ | tfmm▲ | Acm2▲ | Iycm4▲ | Izcm4▲ | Wycm3▲ | Wzcm3▲ | Gkg/m▲ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPE 80 | 80 | 46 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 7.64 | 80.14 | 8.49 | 20.03 | 3.69 | 6 | |
| IPE 100 | 100 | 55 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 10.32 | 171 | 15.92 | 34.2 | 5.79 | 8.1 | |
| IPE 120 | 120 | 64 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 13.21 | 317.8 | 27.67 | 52.96 | 8.65 | 10.4 | |
| IPE 140 | 140 | 73 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 16.43 | 541.2 | 44.92 | 77.32 | 12.31 | 12.9 | |
| IPE 160 | 160 | 82 | 5 | 7.4 | 20.09 | 869.3 | 68.31 | 108.7 | 16.66 | 15.8 | |
| IPE 180 | 180 | 91 | 5.3 | 8 | 23.95 | 1 317 | 100.9 | 146.3 | 22.16 | 18.8 | |
| IPE 200 | 200 | 100 | 5.6 | 8.5 | 28.48 | 1 943 | 142.4 | 194.3 | 28.47 | 22.4 | |
| IPE 220 | 220 | 110 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 33.37 | 2 772 | 204.9 | 252 | 37.25 | 26.2 | |
| IPE 240 | 240 | 120 | 6.2 | 9.8 | 39.12 | 3 892 | 283.6 | 324.3 | 47.27 | 30.7 | |
| IPE 270 | 270 | 135 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 45.95 | 5 790 | 419.9 | 428.9 | 62.2 | 36.1 | |
| IPE 300 | 300 | 150 | 7.1 | 10.7 | 53.81 | 8 356 | 603.8 | 557.1 | 80.5 | 42.2 | |
| IPE 330 | 330 | 160 | 7.5 | 11.5 | 62.61 | 11 770 | 788.1 | 713.1 | 98.52 | 49.1 | |
| IPE 360 | 360 | 170 | 8 | 12.7 | 72.73 | 16 270 | 1 043 | 903.6 | 122.8 | 57.1 | |
| IPE 400 | 400 | 180 | 8.6 | 13.5 | 84.46 | 23 130 | 1 318 | 1 156 | 146.4 | 66.3 | |
| IPE 450 | 450 | 190 | 9.4 | 14.6 | 98.82 | 33 740 | 1 676 | 1 500 | 176.4 | 77.6 | |
| IPE 500 | 500 | 200 | 10.2 | 16 | 115.52 | 48 200 | 2 142 | 1 928 | 214.2 | 90.7 | |
| IPE 550 | 550 | 210 | 11.1 | 17.2 | 134.42 | 67 120 | 2 668 | 2 441 | 254.1 | 105.5 | |
| IPE 600 | 600 | 220 | 12 | 19 | 155.98 | 92 080 | 3 387 | 3 069 | 307.9 | 122.4 |
IPE is a European standard rolled I-beam with narrow parallel flanges. The designation comes from the French "Poutrelle I à ailes Parallèles européen". Dimensions and tolerances are defined by EN 10365, material properties by EN 10025.
Narrow flanges (width b ≈ h/2) give IPE beams a high strength-to-weight ratio about the strong y-axis, but lower resistance to lateral-torsional buckling: long unsupported spans require bracing. Typical applications: floor and roof beams, lintels, main crane runway beams. For compression columns, wider-flange HEA or HEB sections are preferred.