HEA 140 vs HEB 140
Light series
HEA 140
24.7 kg/m · 133 × 140 mm
Standard series
HEB 140
33.7 kg/m · 140 × 140 mm
24.7Mass G kg/m33.7
31.4Cross-section area A cm²43.0
1 033Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴1 509
389Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴550
155Section modulus Wel,y cm³216
174Section modulus Wpl,y cm³245
57.3Radius of gyration iy mm59.3
35.2Radius of gyration iz mm35.8
8.0Torsion constant It cm⁴20.2
14.7Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶22.0
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
27 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 140 is the more efficient bending section, by 7 %.
41 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 46 % more on the strong axis and 41 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.