IPE 200 vs HEA 200
Parallel flange
IPE 200
22.4 kg/m · 200 × 100 mm
Light series
HEA 200
42.3 kg/m · 190 × 200 mm
22.4Mass G kg/m42.3
28.5Cross-section area A cm²53.8
1 943Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴3 692
142Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴1 336
194Section modulus Wel,y cm³389
221Section modulus Wpl,y cm³430
82.6Radius of gyration iy mm82.8
22.4Radius of gyration iz mm49.8
6.8Torsion constant It cm⁴20.4
12.7Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶105.6
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
47 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel both are equally efficient in bending, Iy/G differs by 1 %.
9.4×
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 90 % more on the strong axis and 95 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.