Section Properties
HEA260 Section Properties
European wide-flange, light (HEA) profile — dimensions, area, moments of inertia, section moduli, and torsional properties, ready to use in an EC3 design.
Dimensions
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Depth, h | 250.0 mm |
| Width, b | 260.0 mm |
| Web thickness, tw | 7.50 mm |
| Flange thickness, tf | 12.50 mm |
| Root radius, r | 24.0 mm |
Section Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Area, A | 8,682 mm² |
| Mass (computed, ρ = 7850 kg/m³) | 68.2 kg/m |
| Second moment of area, Iy (major axis) | 104.50 × 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| Second moment of area, Iz (minor axis) | 36.680 × 10⁶ mm⁴ |
| Elastic section modulus, Wely | 836.4 × 10³ mm³ |
| Plastic section modulus, Wply | 919.8 × 10³ mm³ |
| Elastic section modulus, Welz | 282.10 × 10³ mm³ |
| Plastic section modulus, Wplz | 430.20 × 10³ mm³ |
| Radius of gyration, iy | 109.7 mm |
| Radius of gyration, iz | 65.0 mm |
| Torsion constant, It | 52.37 × 10⁴ mm⁴ |
| Warping constant, Iw | 0.51320 × 10¹² mm⁶ |
Values verified against published European (ArcelorMittal / EN 10365) section tables. Mass per metre above is computed from cross-sectional area and steel density (7850 kg/m³) — a derived value, not a separately-published table figure.
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