HEM 140

Dimensions, weight per metre and paint area

HEM 140 is a heavy H-section (HE M) weighing 63.2 kg/m: a 12 m length weighs 758.4 kg. It is 160 mm deep and 146 mm wide; the web is 13 mm and the flanges 22 mm thick.

Dimensions

Depth h	160 mm
Flange width b	146 mm
Web thickness tw	13 mm
Flange thickness tf	22 mm

Weight and area

Weight per metre	63.2 kg/m
Cross-section area	80.5 cm²
Paint area per metre	0.904 m²/m
Paint area per tonne	14.4 m²/t

Weight by length

1 m	63.2 kg
6 m	379.2 kg
12 m	758.4 kg

Dimensions and mass per EN 10365, from Steel Optimizer's verified section library. Area is worked out from the mass at 7,850 kg/m³. Paint area counts the outside perimeter with square corners and ignores root radii, so it is on the safe side: typically 2–5 % above catalogue surface areas.