IPN · EN 10365

IPN 240

IPN 240 is a European hot-rolled I-beam with tapered flanges (IPN) per EN 10365: height 240 mm, flange width 106 mm, weight 36.2 kg/m, cross-section area 46.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4250 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 354 cm³.

Cross section · mm

240Height h · mm

106Flange width b · mm

46.10Area A · cm²

36.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height240.00 mm

Flange width106.00 mm

Flange thickness t_f13.10 mm

Web thickness t_w8.70 mm

Fillet radius r8.70 mm

Toe radius r₂5.20 mm

Cross-section area A46.100 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³36.20kg/m

Section properties

I4 250.000 cm⁴221.000 cm⁴

W_el354.000 cm³41.700 cm³

W_pl412.000 cm³70.000 cm³

i95.90 mm21.90 mm

Torsion & LT buckling

Torsion constant I_t25.000 cm⁴

Warping constant I_w28 700.0 cm⁶

Reference

Profile standardEN 10365

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of IPN 240 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 113.3 kN·m

Shear/ 345.3 kN

Compression/ 161.2 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl113.3 kN·m / 19.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2175 mm²345.3 kN / 440.9 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.27 MN / 161.2 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.52 MN / 183.2 kN

f_yEN 10025-2275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve b · χ0.13

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.