Europe HP-Shapes & Section Properties

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

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EN 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)
HP 400×231 231 372 402 29400 703000000 3780000
HP 400×213 213 368 400 27100 639000000 3470000
HP 400×194 194 364 398 24800 578000000 3170000
HP 360×180 180 362.9 378.8 23000 530000000 2920000
HP 360×174 174 361.4 378.5 22200 510000000 2820000
HP 400×176 176 360 396 22400 518000000 2880000
HP 360×152 152 356.4 376 19400 440000000 2470000
HP 400×158 158 356 394 20100 459000000 2580000
HP 360×133 133 352 373.8 16900 380000000 2160000
HP 400×140 140 352 392 17900 403000000 2290000
HP 400×122 122 348 390 15600 348000000 2000000
HP 360×109 109 346.4 371 13900 306000000 1770000
HP 305×223 223 337.9 325.7 28400 527000000 3120000
HP 320×184 184 329 317 23400 423000000 2570000
HP 305×186 186 328.3 320.9 23700 426000000 2600000
HP 305×180 180 326.7 319.7 22900 410000000 2510000
HP 320×147 147 319 312 18700 327000000 2050000
HP 305×149 149 318.5 316 19000 331000000 2080000
HP 305×126 126 312.3 312.9 16100 274000000 1760000
HP 320×117 117 311 308 15000 255000000 1640000
HP 305×110 110 307.9 310.7 14000 236000000 1530000
HP 320×103 103 307 306 13100 220000000 1440000
HP 305×95 94.9 303.7 308.7 12100 200000000 1320000
HP 320×88 88.5 303 304 11300 187000000 1240000
HP 305×88 88.5 301.7 307.8 11200 184000000 1220000
HP 305×79 78.9 299.3 306.4 10000 164000000 1100000
HP 260×87 87.3 253 267 11100 126000000 995000
HP 260×75 75 249 265 9550 106000000 855000
HP 220×57 57.2 210 224.5 7290 57300000 546000
HP 200×53 53.5 204 207 6840 49800000 488000
HP 200×43 42.5 200 205 5410 38900000 389000

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What are Europe HP-Shapes?

Browse Bearing piles 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 HP-Shapes designations

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

Nominal depth series

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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 Europe HP-Shapes library contains 31 sections across 7 nominal-depth series. Published weights range from 28.56 to 155.22 lb/ft , and actual depths range from 7.87 to 14.65 inches .

Lightest section
HP 200x43
Heaviest section
HP 400x231
Ix range
93.46 – 1,688.96 in⁴
Sx range
23.74 – 230.67 in³

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