HEA 260 vs HEB 260
Light series
HEA 260
68.2 kg/m · 250 × 260 mm
Standard series
HEB 260
93.0 kg/m · 260 × 260 mm
68.2Mass G kg/m93.0
86.8Cross-section area A cm²118.4
10 450Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴14 920
3 668Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴5 135
836Section modulus Wel,y cm³1 148
920Section modulus Wpl,y cm³1 283
109.7Radius of gyration iy mm112.2
65.0Radius of gyration iz mm65.8
52.0Torsion constant It cm⁴125.7
505.0Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶736.3
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
27 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 260 is the more efficient bending section, by 4 %.
40 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 43 % more on the strong axis and 39 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.