Metal weight

HEM section weight table

HEM sections are the heavy series of H beams, with very thick flanges and web, for high loads. Below is the theoretical weight of 24 common sizes, in steel with a density of 7.85 g/cm³.

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Sectionh mmb mmtw mmtf mmA cm²m²/mkg/mkg / 12 m
HEM 100120106122053.240.61941.8501
HEM 12014012612.52166.410.73852.1626
HEM 140160146132280.560.85763.2759
HEM 160180166142397.050.97076.2914
HEM 18020018614.524113.251.08988.91,067
HEM 2002202061525131.281.203103.11,237
HEM 22024022615.526149.441.322117.31,408
HEM 2402702481832199.591.460156.71,880
HEM 2602902681832.5219.641.575172.42,069
HEM 28031028818.533240.161.694188.52,262
HEM 3003403102139303.081.832237.92,855
HEM 3203593092140312.051.866245.02,939
HEM 3403773092140315.831.902247.92,975
HEM 3603953082140318.811.934250.33,003
HEM 4004323072140325.782.004255.73,069
HEM 4504783072140335.442.096263.33,160
HEM 5005243062140344.302.184270.33,243
HEM 5505723062140354.382.280278.23,338
HEM 6006203052140363.662.372285.53,426
HEM 6506683052140373.742.468293.43,521
HEM 7007163042140383.022.560300.73,608
HEM 8008143032140402.802.752316.23,794
HEM 9009103022140422.162.940331.43,977
HEM 10001,0083022140442.743.136347.54,171

Calculation formula

kg/m = section area (cm²) × 0.785. For HEA, HEB, HEM and IPE the area is calculated exactly from h, b, tw, tf and the root radius r per EN 10365; for INP, UPN and UPE the manufacturers’ tabulated area is used.

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