HEA 300 vs HEB 300
88.3Mass G kg/m117.0
112.5Cross-section area A cm²149.1
18 260Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴25 170
6 310Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴8 563
1 260Section modulus Wel,y cm³1 678
1 383Section modulus Wpl,y cm³1 869
127.4Radius of gyration iy mm129.9
74.9Radius of gyration iz mm75.8
84.2Torsion constant It cm⁴187.4
1 174.7Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶1 651.0
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
25 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 300 is the more efficient bending section, by 4 %.
36 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 38 % more on the strong axis and 35 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.