IPE 500 is a European hot-rolled I-beam (wide-flange section) per EN 10365: height 500 mm, flange width 200 mm, weight 90.7 kg/m, cross-section area 115.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 48200 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 1928 cm³.
Geometry
Height500.00 mm
Flange width200.00 mm
Flange thickness tf16.00 mm
Web thickness tw10.20 mm
Fillet radius r21.00 mm
Cross-section area A115.520 cm²
Weight G steel 7850 kg/m³90.70kg/m
Section properties
Axis yAxis z
IⓘSecond moment of area about y-axis (strong axis)48 200.000 cm⁴2 142.000 cm⁴
WelⓘElastic section modulus about y-axis1 928.000 cm³214.200 cm³
WplⓘPlastic section modulus about y-axis2 194.000 cm³335.900 cm³
iⓘRadius of gyration about y-axis204.30 mm43.10 mm