IPE 240 vs HEB 240
Parallel flange
IPE 240
30.7 kg/m · 240 × 120 mm
Standard series
HEB 240
83.2 kg/m · 240 × 240 mm
30.7Mass G kg/m83.2
39.1Cross-section area A cm²106.0
3 892Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴11 260
284Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴3 923
324Section modulus Wel,y cm³938
367Section modulus Wpl,y cm³1 053
99.7Radius of gyration iy mm103.1
26.9Radius of gyration iz mm60.8
12.7Torsion constant It cm⁴103.6
36.7Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶476.3
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
63 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 240 is the more efficient bending section, by 6 %.
13.8×
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 189 % more on the strong axis and 187 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.