IPE 160 vs HEA 160
Parallel flange
IPE 160
15.8 kg/m · 160 × 82 mm
Light series
HEA 160
30.4 kg/m · 152 × 160 mm
15.8Mass G kg/m30.4
20.1Cross-section area A cm²38.8
869Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴1 673
68Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴616
109Section modulus Wel,y cm³220
124Section modulus Wpl,y cm³245
65.8Radius of gyration iy mm65.7
18.4Radius of gyration iz mm39.8
3.5Torsion constant It cm⁴11.8
3.9Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶30.6
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
48 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel both are equally efficient in bending, Iy/G differs by 0 %.
9.0×
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 92 % more on the strong axis and 98 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.