IPE 500 vs HEB 500
90.7Mass G kg/m187.3
115.5Cross-section area A cm²238.6
48 200Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴107 200
2 142Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴12 620
1 928Section modulus Wel,y cm³4 287
2 194Section modulus Wpl,y cm³4 815
204.3Radius of gyration iy mm211.9
43.1Radius of gyration iz mm72.7
88.6Torsion constant It cm⁴549.9
1 235.4Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶6 920.7
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
52 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel HEB 500 is the more efficient bending section, by 7 %.
5.9×
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 122 % more on the strong axis and 119 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.