Metal · Beams
IPE 200 weight per metre and per length
An IPE 200 weighs 22.4 kg per metre (15.1 lb/ft). A 6 m bar therefore weighs 134 kg and a 12 m bar 269 kg. The section is 200 mm deep and 100 mm wide. IPE is the narrow-flange I-beam: its flanges are about half as wide as the beam is tall.
IPE 200 weight for your length
IPE 200 weight by length
| Length | Weight, kg |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 22.4 |
| 2 m | 44.8 |
| 3 m | 67.2 |
| 4 m | 89.6 |
| 5 m | 112 |
| 6 m | 134 |
| 8 m | 179 |
| 10 m | 224 |
| 12 m | 269 |
Steel beams are often sold by the tonne: a tonne of IPE 200 is 44.6 m. The price of a metre is the price per tonne × 22.4 ÷ 1000.
IPE 200 compared
| Section | h × b, mm | kg/m | Against IPE 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPE 180 | 180 × 91 | 18.8 | −3.6 kg/m (−16 %) |
| IPE 200 | 200 × 100 | 22.4 | this page |
| IPE 220 | 220 × 110 | 26.2 | +3.8 kg/m (+17 %) |
| HEA 200 | 190 × 200 | 42.3 | +19.9 kg/m (+89 %) |
| HEB 200 | 200 × 200 | 61.3 | +38.9 kg/m (+174 %) |
| UPN 200 | 200 × 75 | 25.3 | +2.9 kg/m (+13 %) |
The next size down, IPE 180, weighs 3.6 kg/m less; the next size up, IPE 220, 3.8 kg/m more. Same nominal size, another series: HEA 200 190 × 200 mm, 42.3 kg/m · HEB 200 200 × 200 mm, 61.3 kg/m · UPN 200 200 × 75 mm, 25.3 kg/m.
Where the numbers come from
Mass per metre and dimensions are the nominal values of the European standard sections (EN 10365), from the table of every IPE, HEA, HEB and UPN size; the rolling tolerance on mass is ±4 %. Everything else on this page is worked out from it: mass per metre times length, differences and metres per tonne. Web and flange thickness, section area and moments of inertia are not here: for design, use the maker's section table.
Questions people ask
- How much does an IPE 200 weigh?
- 22.4 kg per metre (15.1 lb/ft): 134 kg for a 6 m bar, 269 kg for a 12 m bar.
- How heavy is a 5 m IPE 200?
- 112 kg: 22.4 kg/m × 5 m. The calculator at the top of the page works out any other length and number of bars.
- What is the difference between IPE 200 and HEB 200?
- An IPE 200 is 200 × 100 mm and weighs 22.4 kg/m; an HEB 200 is 200 × 200 mm and weighs 61.3 kg/m, 38.9 kg/m more.
- How many metres of IPE 200 are in a tonne?
- 44.6 m: 1000 kg ÷ 22.4 kg/m.