HEA 280 vs HEB 280

Light series

HEA 280

76.4 kg/m · 270 × 280 mm

Standard series

HEB 280

103.1 kg/m · 280 × 280 mm

76.4Mass G kg/m103.1
97.3Cross-section area A cm²131.4
13 670Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴19 270
4 763Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴6 595
1 013Section modulus Wel,y cm³1 376
1 112Section modulus Wpl,y cm³1 534
118.6Radius of gyration iy mm121.1
70.0Radius of gyration iz mm70.9
61.4Torsion constant It cm⁴145.3
770.1Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶1 107.2

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

Summary

26 %

lighter per metre

Per kilogram of steel HEB 280 is the more efficient bending section, by 4 %.

38 %

stiffer on the weak axis

Plus 41 % more on the strong axis and 38 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.

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