European Steel Sections: Sizes and Properties

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Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 · 1,239 sections

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EN IPE-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)
IPE 750×220 220 779 266 28100 2780000000 7140000
IPE 750×196 196 770 268 25100 2400000000 6240000
IPE 750×173 173 762 267 22100 2060000000 5400000
IPE 750×147 147 753 265 18800 1660000000 4410000
IPE 750×134 134 750 264 17100 1510000000 4020000
IPE V 600 184 618 228 23400 1420000000 4580000
IPE O 600 154 610 224 19700 1180000000 3880000
IPE 600 122 600 220 15600 921000000 3070000
IPE A 600 108 597 220 13700 829000000 2780000
IPE V 550 159 566 216 20200 1020000000 3620000
IPE O 550 123 556 212 15600 792000000 2850000
IPE 550 106 550 210 13400 671000000 2440000
IPE A 550 92.1 547 210 11700 600000000 2190000
IPE V 500 129 514 204 16400 707000000 2750000
IPE O 500 107 506 202 13700 578000000 2280000
IPE 500 90.7 500 200 11600 482000000 1930000
IPE A 500 79.4 497 200 10100 429000000 1730000
IPE V 450 107 460 194 13200 462000000 2010000
IPE O 450 92.4 456 192 11800 409000000 1800000
IPE 450 77.6 450 190 9880 337000000 1500000
IPE A 450 67.2 447 190 8560 298000000 1330000
IPE V 400 84 408 182 10700 301000000 1480000
IPE O 400 75.7 404 182 9640 268000000 1320000
IPE 400 66.3 400 180 8450 231000000 1160000
IPE A 400 57.4 397 180 7310 203000000 1020000
IPE O 360 66 364 172 8410 190000000 1050000
IPE 360 57.1 360 170 7270 163000000 904000
IPE A 360 50.2 357.6 170 6400 145000000 812000
IPE O 330 57 334 162 7260 139000000 833000
IPE 330 49.1 330 160 6260 118000000 713000
IPE A 330 43 327 160 5470 102000000 626000
IPE O 300 49.3 304 152 6280 99900000 658000
IPE 300 42.2 300 150 5380 83600000 557000
IPE A 300 36.5 297 150 4650 71700000 483000
IPE O 270 42.3 274 136 5380 69500000 507000
IPE 270 36.1 270 135 4590 57900000 429000
IPE A 270 30.7 267 135 3920 49200000 368000
IPE O 240 34.3 242 122 4370 43700000 361000
IPE 240 30.7 240 120 3910 38900000 324000
IPE A 240 26.2 237 120 3330 32900000 278000
IPE AA 240 24.9 236.4 120 3170 31500000 267000
IPE O 220 29.4 222 112 3740 31300000 282000
IPE 220 26.2 220 110 3340 27700000 252000
IPE A 220 22.2 217 110 2830 23200000 214000
IPE AA 220 21.2 216.4 110 2700 22200000 205000
IPE O 200 25.1 202 102 3200 22100000 219000
IPE 200 22.4 200 100 2850 19400000 194000
IPE A 200 18.4 197 100 2350 15900000 162000
IPE AA 200 18 196.4 100 2290 15300000 156000
IPE O 180 21.3 182 92 2710 15000000 165000
IPE 180 18.8 180 91 2390 13200000 146000
IPE A 180 15.4 177 91 1960 10600000 120000
IPE AA 180 14.9 176.4 91 1900 10200000 116000
IPE 160 15.8 160 82 2010 8690000 109000
IPE A 160 12.7 157 82 1620 6890000 87800
IPE AA 160 12.3 156.4 82 1570 6590000 84300
IPE 140 12.9 140 73 1640 5410000 77300
IPE A 140 10.5 137.4 73 1340 4350000 63300
IPE AA 140 10.1 136.6 73 1280 4070000 59700
IPE 120 10.4 120 64 1320 3180000 53000
IPE A 120 8.7 117.6 64 1100 2570000 43800
IPE AA 120 8.4 117 64 1070 2440000 41700
IPE 100 8.1 100 55 1030 1710000 34200
IPE A 100 6.9 98 55 880 1410000 28800
IPE AA 100 6.7 97.6 55 860 1360000 27900
IPE 80 6 80 46 760 801000 20000
IPE AA 80 4.9 78 46 630 641000 16400
IPE A 80 5 78 46 640 644000 16500

Library overview

Europe steel shapes

The European catalog combines 1,239 metric-native sections from the supplied Eurocode 3 UK National Annex workbooks, the selected IPN table in ArcelorMittal Sections and Merchant Bars 2026-1, and the supplied hot-finished hollow-section workbook. It includes IPE beams, IPN taper-flange beams, HE, HD, HL and HLZ wide-flange sections, HP piles, UPE and UPN channels, equal and unequal angles, plus RHS, SHS and CHS. Search by designation, compare dimensions and major- and minor-axis properties, download family charts, or load a selected section into the Optimal Beam calculator. Only the IPN rows from the “EN Taper flange beams” sheet are imported from the ArcelorMittal workbook; its other product sheets are intentionally excluded. Metric source values remain canonical, while imperial values are derived for the unit switcher. Confirm critical dimensions, product standards, grades and availability against the applicable source publication before final design or fabrication.

Shape families

Europe families

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IPE

68 sections

European I beams for general beam applications, including published IPE variants.

IPN

21 sections

Taper-flange I sections from the selected EN taper-flange beam table.

HE

124 sections

Wide-flange HE sections for beams and columns.

HD

42 sections

Heavy wide-flange columns for high axial loads.

HL

35 sections

Deep wide-flange beams for long spans and heavy loads.

HLZ

4 sections

HLZ wide-flange beam variants.

HP

31 sections

Bearing-pile sections for foundation applications.

UPE

14 sections

Parallel-flange European channels.

UPN

18 sections

Taper-flange European channels.

L

224 sections

Equal- and unequal-leg angles for bracing and connections.

RHS

312 sections

Hot-finished rectangular hollow sections.

SHS

178 sections

Hot-finished square hollow sections.

CHS

168 sections

Hot-finished circular hollow sections.

Designations

Understanding Europe designations

European designations are metric. Some families encode nominal depth and mass; others use a nominal size or outside dimensions.

IPE 300
Standard IPE beam with a nominal depth of 300 mm. Heavier and lighter IPE variants retain their published suffixes or mass-based designation.
IPN 300
Taper-flange I section with a nominal depth of 300 mm.
HE 300×149
HE wide-flange section in the 300 mm series with a mass of 149 kg/m.
UPE 300
Parallel-flange channel with a nominal depth of 300 mm.
L 100×75×10
Unequal angle with 100 mm and 75 mm legs and 10 mm thickness.
RHS 200×100×8
Rectangular hollow section with outside height × width × wall thickness in millimetres.

Data notes

Europe data notes

  • The European library contains 1,239 sections across 13 visible families.
  • Only IPN rows from the ArcelorMittal “EN Taper flange beams” sheet are imported; all other sheets in that workbook are excluded.
  • Only the RHS, SHS and CHS sheets are imported from the hollow-section workbook.
  • Equal and unequal L sections plus RHS, SHS and CHS are also available in the UK shared catalog.
  • Published y-y properties are mapped to the finder’s x axis and published z-z properties to its y axis; the mapping is retained in source metadata.
  • Metric values are canonical. Imperial values are derived for display and calculator compatibility.

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Europe size charts

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Methodology

Data source

Optimal Beam preserves the underlying published source values and uses normalized values for unit conversion and calculations. Values displayed in the table may be rounded for readability. Confirm critical dimensions and properties against the official publisher’s tables before fabrication or final design.

Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1

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Source / publisher
CEN / European steel sections
Edition / version
European Steel Sections v2026.1
Sections
1,239
Last verified
July 2026

Reviewed by Tamer Hijjawi, P.Eng.

Last verified: July 2026

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Questions & answers

Europe FAQs

How many European sections are included?

The European catalog contains 1,239 sections across IPE, IPN, HE, HD, HL, HLZ, HP, UPE, UPN, L, RHS, SHS and CHS families.

Which ArcelorMittal sections are imported?

Only the 21 IPN rows from the “EN Taper flange beams” sheet in Sections and Merchant Bars 2026-1 are imported. The other sheets are intentionally excluded.

Are angle and hollow sections also in the UK catalog?

Yes. The UK library shares 224 L sections and 658 RHS, SHS and CHS sections with Europe. Those 882 shared rows sit alongside 314 British-only rolled and tee sections.

What is the difference between IPE and IPN?

IPE sections use parallel flange faces, while IPN sections have tapered inner flange faces. Compare the published geometry and properties rather than treating equal nominal depths as interchangeable.

What is the difference between UPE and UPN?

UPE channels have parallel flange faces; UPN channels use tapered inner flange faces. Their widths, thicknesses and section properties differ at the same nominal depth.

Can European sections be analyzed in Optimal Beam?

Yes. Select a section and choose Analyze to load its geometry and section properties into the beam calculator. Metric is the default, and Imperial display is also available.

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