HEA 700 vs HEB 700

Light series

HEA 700

204.5 kg/m · 690 × 300 mm

Standard series

HEB 700

240.5 kg/m · 700 × 300 mm

204.5Mass G kg/m240.5
260.5Cross-section area A cm²306.4
215 300Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴256 900
12 180Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴14 440
6 241Section modulus Wel,y cm³7 340
7 032Section modulus Wpl,y cm³8 327
287.5Radius of gyration iy mm289.6
68.4Radius of gyration iz mm68.7
522.8Torsion constant It cm⁴841.7
13 223.0Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶15 900.0

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

Summary

15 %

lighter per metre

Per kilogram of steel both are equally efficient in bending, Iy/G differs by 1 %.

19 %

stiffer on the weak axis

Plus 19 % more on the strong axis and 18 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.

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