IPE 500 vs IPN 500
90.7Mass G kg/m141.0
115.5Cross-section area A cm²179.4
48 200Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴68 740
2 142Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴2 480
1 928Section modulus Wel,y cm³2 750
2 194Section modulus Wpl,y cm³3 240
204.3Radius of gyration iy mm196.0
43.1Radius of gyration iz mm37.2
88.6Torsion constant It cm⁴402.0
1 235.4Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶1 400.0
Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.
Summary
36 %
lighter per metre
Per kilogram of steel IPE 500 is the more efficient bending section, by 8 %.
16 %
stiffer on the weak axis
Plus 43 % more on the strong axis and 48 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.