Europe HD Sections & Section Properties

Browse HD wide flange columns from the European steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

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

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EN HD-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)
HD 400×1299 1299 600 476 165500 7550000000 25200000
HD 400×1202 1202 580 471 153000 6640000000 22900000
HD 400×1086 1086 569 454 138600 5960000000 20900000
HD 400×990 990 550 448 126200 5190000000 18900000
HD 400×900 900 531 442 114900 4500000000 17000000
HD 400×818 818 514 437 104300 3920000000 15300000
HD 400×744 744 498 432 94800 3420000000 13700000
HD 400×677 677 483 428 86300 3000000000 12400000
HD 400×634 634 474 424 80800 2740000000 11600000
HD 400×592 592 465 421 75500 2500000000 10800000
HD 400×551 551 455 418 70100 2260000000 9940000
HD 400×509 509 446 416 64900 2040000000 9170000
HD 400×463 463 435 412 59000 1800000000 8280000
HD 400×421 421 425 409 53700 1600000000 7510000
HD 400×382 382 416 406 48700 1410000000 6790000
HD 400×347 347 407 404 44200 1250000000 6140000
HD 400×314 314 399 401 39900 1100000000 5520000
HD 400×287 287 393 399 36600 997000000 5070000
HD 400×262 262 387 398 33500 894000000 4620000
HD 400×237 237 380 395 30100 788000000 4150000
HD 400×216 216 375 394 27600 711000000 3790000
HD 320×300 300 375 313 38200 869000000 4640000
HD 360×196 196 372 374 25000 636000000 3420000
HD 360×179 179 368 373 22800 574000000 3120000
HD 400×187 187 368 391 23800 602000000 3270000
HD 360×162 162 364 371 20600 515000000 2830000
HD 360×147 147 360 370 18800 463000000 2570000
HD 320×245 245 359 309 31200 681000000 3800000
HD 360×134 134 356 369 17100 415000000 2330000
HD 320×198 198 343 306 25200 519000000 3030000
HD 260×299 299 335 278 38000 642000000 3830000
HD 320×158 158 330 303 20100 396000000 2400000
HD 320×127 127 320 300 16100 308000000 1930000
HD 320×97.6 97.6 310 300 12400 229000000 1480000
HD 260×225 225 309 271 28700 438000000 2830000
HD 320×74.2 74.2 301 300 9460 164000000 1090000
HD 260×172 172 290 268 22000 313000000 2160000
HD 260×142 142 278 265 18000 243000000 1750000
HD 260×114 114 268 262 14600 189000000 1410000
HD 260×93.0 93 260 260 11800 149000000 1150000
HD 260×68.2 68.2 250 260 8680 104000000 836000
HD 260×54.1 54.1 244 260 6900 79800000 654000

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What are Europe HD Sections?

Browse HD wide flange columns from the European steel section catalog. Compare metric-native dimensions and section properties, open a designation for full details, or load a section into Optimal Beam.

Designations

Understanding HD Sections designations

HD designations identify the nominal depth series and mass in kilograms per metre.

Nominal depth series

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HD 260 HD 320 HD 360 HD 400

Properties

HD Sections properties explained

These properties are especially relevant when comparing HD Sections. 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 HD Sections summary

The current Europe HD Sections library contains 42 sections across 4 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 36.35 to 872.89 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 9.61 to 23.62 inches .

Lightest section
HD 260x54.1
Heaviest section
HD 400x1299
Ix range
191.72 – 18,138.95 in⁴
Sx range
39.91 – 1,537.80 in³

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Source: Eurocode 3 UK National Annex and ArcelorMittal Sections 2026-1 v2026.1 · Verified July 2026 · View methodology