IPE 100 vs HEB 100
Parallel flange
IPE 100
8.1 kg/m · 100 × 55 mm
Standard series
HEB 100
20.4 kg/m · 100 × 100 mm
8.1Mass G kg/m20.4
10.3Cross-section area A cm²26.0
171Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴450
16Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴167
34Section modulus Wel,y cm³90
39Section modulus Wpl,y cm³104
40.7Radius of gyration iy mm41.6
12.4Radius of gyration iz mm25.3
1.2Torsion constant It cm⁴9.3
0.3Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶3.2
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
60 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 100 is the more efficient bending section, by 4 %.
10.5×
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 163 % more on the strong axis and 164 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.