HEA 240 vs HEB 240
Light series
HEA 240
60.3 kg/m · 230 × 240 mm
Standard series
HEB 240
83.2 kg/m · 240 × 240 mm
60.3Mass G kg/m83.2
76.8Cross-section area A cm²106.0
7 763Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴11 260
2 769Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴3 923
675Section modulus Wel,y cm³938
745Section modulus Wpl,y cm³1 053
100.5Radius of gyration iy mm103.1
60.0Radius of gyration iz mm60.8
41.0Torsion constant It cm⁴103.6
321.6Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶476.3
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
28 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 240 is the more efficient bending section, by 5 %.
42 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 45 % more on the strong axis and 41 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.