CISC HP-Shapes & Section Properties

Browse CISC Bearing piles from Structural Section Tables SST12.1. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

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CISC HP-shape dimensions and section properties in metric units
Designation Weight (kg/m) Depth, d (mm) Flange width, bf (mm) Area (mm²) Ix (mm⁴) Sx (mm³)
HP460×304 304 464 460 38700 1440000000 6200000
HP460×269 269 457 457 34300 1250000000 5490000
HP460×234 234 451 454 29800 1080000000 4780000
HP460×202 202 445 451 25800 919000000 4130000
HP410×272 272 419 413 34700 1040000000 4950000
HP410×242 242 413 410 30800 907000000 4390000
HP410×211 211 406 406 26800 775000000 3820000
HP410×181 181 400 403 23100 658000000 3290000
HP410×151 151 394 400 19300 541000000 2750000
HP410×131 131 389 398 16600 462000000 2370000
HP360×174 174 361 378 22100 508000000 2820000
HP360×152 152 356 376 19400 439000000 2460000
HP360×132 132 351 373 16800 375000000 2140000
HP360×108 108 346 370 13800 303000000 1750000
HP310×132 132 314 313 16700 287000000 1830000
HP310×125 125 312 312 15900 270000000 1730000
HP310×110 110 308 310 14100 237000000 1540000
HP310×94 94 303 308 11900 196000000 1300000
HP310×79 79 299 306 9970 163000000 1090000
HP250×85 85 254 260 10900 123000000 968000
HP250×62 62 246 256 7980 87500000 711000
HP200×54 54 204 207 6810 49800000 488000

Family overview

What are CISC HP-Shapes?

Browse CISC Bearing piles from Structural Section Tables SST12.1. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

Designations

Understanding HP-Shapes designations

CISC HP designations use nominal metric depth and mass, such as HP310×79.

Nominal depth series

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HP200 HP250 HP310 HP360 HP410 HP460

Properties

HP-Shapes properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing HP-Shapes. View the complete property glossary.

Symbol Property Units Why it matters
Weight Weight lb/ft, kg/m Mass per unit length; used for self-weight and economy comparisons
d Overall depth in, mm Overall depth and clearance
bf Flange width in, mm Overall flange width and lateral behaviour
tw Web thickness in, mm Web thickness and shear-related behaviour
tf Flange thickness in, mm Flange thickness and flexural/local behaviour
A Cross-sectional area in², mm² Total steel cross-sectional area
Ix Moment of inertia (x) in⁴, mm⁴ Major-axis flexural stiffness
Iy Moment of inertia (y) in⁴, mm⁴ Minor-axis flexural stiffness
Sx Elastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the x-axis
Sy Elastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Elastic bending property about the y-axis
Zx Plastic section modulus (x) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the x-axis
Zy Plastic section modulus (y) in³, mm³ Plastic bending property about the y-axis
rx Radius of gyration (x) in, mm Strong-axis radius of gyration
ry Radius of gyration (y) in, mm Weak-axis radius of gyration and lateral stability relevance
J Torsional constant in⁴, mm⁴ Torsional constant
Cw Warping constant in⁶, mm⁶ Warping constant for lateral-torsional behaviour

Library summary

Computed HP-Shapes summary

The current CISC HP-Shapes library contains 22 sections across 6 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 36.00 to 204.00 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 8.03 to 18.27 inches .

Lightest section
HP200x54
Heaviest section
HP460x304
Ix range
119.64 – 3,459.61 in⁴
Sx range
29.78 – 378.35 in³

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Source: CISC Structural Section Tables SST12.1 v12.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology