HEA 1000 vs HEB 1000

Light series

HEA 1000

272.3 kg/m · 990 × 300 mm

Standard series

HEB 1000

314.0 kg/m · 1 000 × 300 mm

272.3Mass G kg/m314.0
346.9Cross-section area A cm²400.1
553 800Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴644 700
14 000Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴16 280
11 190Section modulus Wel,y cm³12 890
12 820Section modulus Wpl,y cm³14 860
399.6Radius of gyration iy mm401.5
63.5Radius of gyration iz mm63.8
837.3Torsion constant It cm⁴1 272.0
31 834.0Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶37 340.0

Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.

Summary

13 %

lighter per metre

Per kilogram of steel both are equally efficient in bending, Iy/G differs by 1 %.

16 %

stiffer on the weak axis

Plus 16 % more on the strong axis and 16 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.

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