HEA 100 vs HEB 100
Light series
HEA 100
16.7 kg/m · 96 × 100 mm
Standard series
HEB 100
20.4 kg/m · 100 × 100 mm
16.7Mass G kg/m20.4
21.2Cross-section area A cm²26.0
349Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴450
134Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴167
73Section modulus Wel,y cm³90
83Section modulus Wpl,y cm³104
40.6Radius of gyration iy mm41.6
25.1Radius of gyration iz mm25.3
5.2Torsion constant It cm⁴9.3
2.5Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶3.2
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
18 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 100 is the more efficient bending section, by 5 %.
25 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 29 % more on the strong axis and 26 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.