IPE 600 vs HEA 600

Parallel flange

IPE 600

122.4 kg/m · 600 × 220 mm

Light series

HEA 600

177.8 kg/m · 590 × 300 mm

122.4Mass G kg/m177.8
156.0Cross-section area A cm²226.5
92 080Moment of inertia Iy cm⁴141 200
3 387Moment of inertia Iz cm⁴11 270
3 069Section modulus Wel,y cm³4 787
3 512Section modulus Wpl,y cm³5 350
243.0Radius of gyration iy mm249.7
46.6Radius of gyration iz mm70.5
164.6Torsion constant It cm⁴407.5
2 814.7Warping constant Iw ×10³ cm⁶8 879.6

Bar length is the ratio to the higher value in the row.

Summary

31 %

lighter per metre

Per kilogram of steel HEA 600 is the more efficient bending section, by 5 %.

3.3×

stiffer on the weak axis

Plus 53 % more on the strong axis and 52 % higher plastic resistance Wpl,y.

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