HEA 800 vs HEB 800

Light series

HEA 800

224.4 kg/m · 790 × 300 mm

Standard series

HEB 800

262.3 kg/m · 800 × 300 mm

224.4Mass G kg/m262.3
285.8Cross-section area A cm²334.2
303 400Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴359 100
12 640Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴14 900
7 682Section modulus Wel,y cm³8 977
8 699Section modulus Wpl,y cm³10 230
325.8Radius of gyration iy mm327.8
66.5Radius of gyration iz mm66.8
609.6Torsion constant It cm⁴962.1
18 113.0Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶21 617.0

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

Summary

14 %

lighter per metre

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

18 %

stiffer on the weak axis

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

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