HEA 600 vs HEB 600

Light series

HEA 600

177.8 kg/m · 590 × 300 mm

Standard series

HEB 600

211.9 kg/m · 600 × 300 mm

177.8Mass G kg/m211.9
226.5Cross-section area A cm²270.0
141 200Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴171 000
11 270Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴13 530
4 787Section modulus Wel,y cm³5 701
5 350Section modulus Wpl,y cm³6 425
249.7Radius of gyration iy mm251.7
70.5Radius of gyration iz mm70.8
407.5Torsion constant It cm⁴679.6
8 879.6Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶10 838.0

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

Summary

16 %

lighter per metre

Per kilogram of steel both are equally efficient in bending, Iy/G differs by 2 %.

20 %

stiffer on the weak axis

Plus 21 % more on the strong axis and 20 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.

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