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An HEB (HE B, in German IPB) is Europe’s wide-flange H section to EN 10365. Up to HE 300 B its height and width both equal the number: HE 200 B is 200 × 200 mm with a 9.0 mm web and 15.0 mm flanges, 61.3 kg/m; HE 300 B is 300 × 300 mm and 117 kg/m. Above that the flange stays 300 mm: HE 400 B is 400 × 300 mm (155 kg/m) and HE 1000 B 1000 × 300 mm (314 kg/m). Only the B series carries its number as its height: HE 300 A is 290 mm (88.3 kg/m) and HE 300 M 340 × 310 mm (238 kg/m). A 12 m HE 300 B weighs 1,404 kg, so 19 fill ONE’s 40 ft box at 26,840 kg. China’s JG/T 581 H-beam of the same 200 × 200 mm weighs 49.87 kg/m.
| h × b (HE 300 B) | Web / flange | Mass |
|---|---|---|
| 300 × 300mm | 11.0 / 19.0mm | 117kg/m |
Sources: ArcelorMittal, British Steel. Checked October 2026.
Twenty HE 300 B bars of 11.8 m for a 40 ft high cube and a section measured on one bar are filled in; put in your own count, length or readings to see the box, the payload and EN 10034 answer.
Box lengths and payloads are the ones ONE prints; weights are theoretical, the way European mills invoice sections, with no allowance for the mass tolerance.
At 11.8 m the beam is 11,800 mm long. A 40 ft high cube box is 12,032 mm inside at ONE and at least 11,998 mm under ISO 668, so it goes in end-on with 232 mm to spare.
An 11.8 m bar has 198 mm to spare even in a box built to the ISO minimum.
20 × HE 300 B at 11.8 m and 117 kg/m is 27,612 kg, within the 28,800 kg payload ONE prints for its 40 ft high cube box; by weight the box takes up to 20.
HE 300 B at 117 kg/m; ONE’s 40 ft high cube carries 28,800 kg, 1,960 kg more than its 40 ft dry box.
HE 300 B is 300 × 300 mm; EN 10034 allows +4 / −2 mm on the depth and ±4 mm on the flange width, so 298–304 by 296–304 mm. Yours, 299 × 302 mm, is within both.
EN 10034 for HE 300 B: height +4 / −2 mm; the 300 mm flange ±4 mm.
Shipping H sections? Take a picture of one bar end, mark h, b, web and flange in SizeMarker next to the grade and heat number, and attach it to your quote.
Mark a photoAs ArcelorMittal prints them; British Steel, Peiner Träger and Stahlwerk Thüringen print the same masses for the sizes they roll.
| Section | h × b | tw / tf; r | Area; mass |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE 100 B | 100 × 100 mm | 6.0 / 10.0 mm; 12 | 26.0 cm²; 20.4 kg/m |
| HE 200 BBritish Steel prints r 20 | 200 × 200 mm | 9.0 / 15.0 mm; 18 | 78.1 cm²; 61.3 kg/m |
| HE 300 BThis page | 300 × 300 mm | 11.0 / 19.0 mm; 27 | 149.1 cm²; 117 kg/m |
| HE 400 B | 400 × 300 mm | 13.5 / 24.0 mm; 27 | 197.8 cm²; 155 kg/m |
| HE 500 B | 500 × 300 mm | 14.5 / 28.0 mm; 27 | 238.6 cm²; 187 kg/m |
| HE 1000 B | 1000 × 300 mm | 19.0 / 36.0 mm; 30 | 400.0 cm²; 314 kg/m |
Sources: ArcelorMittal · British Steel · Peiner Träger · Stahlwerk Thüringen
All three keep the inner height between the flanges; only HE B is as high as its number.
| Number | HE A | HE B | HE M |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE 100Inner height 80.0 mm | 96 × 100 mm, 16.7 kg/m | 100 × 100 mm, 20.4 kg/m | 120 × 106 mm, 41.8 kg/m |
| HE 200Inner height 170.0 mm; HE 200 AA 186 mm, 34.6 kg/m | 190 × 200 mm, 42.3 kg/m | 200 × 200 mm, 61.3 kg/m | 220 × 206 mm, 103 kg/m |
| HE 300This page | 290 × 300 mm, 88.3 kg/m | 300 × 300 mm, 117 kg/m | 340 × 310 mm, 238 kg/m |
| HE 400Inner height 352.0 mm | 390 × 300 mm, 125 kg/m | 400 × 300 mm, 155 kg/m | 432 × 307 mm, 256 kg/m |
| HE 1000Inner height 928.0 mm | 990 × 300 mm, 272 kg/m | 1000 × 300 mm, 314 kg/m | 1008 × 302 mm, 349 kg/m |
| German namePeiner Träger | IPB I | IPB | IPB V |
Sources: ArcelorMittal · Peiner Träger
As printed by ArcelorMittal (its Table 14) and Stahlwerk Thüringen.
| Item and band | Tolerance |
|---|---|
| Height, h ≤ 180 mm | +3 / −2 mm |
| Height, 180 < h ≤ 400 mmHE 200 B to HE 400 B | +4 / −2 mm |
| Height, 400 < h ≤ 700 mm | +5 / −3 mm |
| Height, h > 700 mmHE 1000 B | ±5 mm |
| Flange width, 110 < b ≤ 210 mm | +4 / −2 mm |
| Flange width, 210 < b ≤ 325 mmThe 300 mm flange | ±4 mm |
| Web, 10 ≤ tw < 20 mm | ±1.5 mm |
| Flange, 10 ≤ tf < 30 mm | +2.5 / −1.5 mm below 20 mm; +2.5 / −2 mm from 20 mm |
| Out of square, b > 110 mm | 0.02 b, at most 6.5 mm |
| Web off centre, 110 < b ≤ 325 mmFlanges thinner than 40 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Straightness, h > 360 mm | 0.0010 × length |
| MassEach bar | ±4% |
| On an HE 300 BOur calculation | h 298–304, b 296–304 mm; out of square 6.0 mm; a 12 m bar 1,348–1,460 kg against 1,404 kg |
Sources: ArcelorMittal · Stahlwerk Thüringen
| Mill or body | Range | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ArcelorMittal | HE A, HE B and HE M 100–1000 | At most 18 to 33 m; also HE AA and HE C |
| British Steel | HE 100 to HE 1000 (A/B/M) | S235, S275, S355 (JR, J0, J2) and S355 K2 |
| Peiner Träger | HEB (IPB) 100–1000; HEA (IPB I), HEM (IPB V), HEAA (IPB II) | Bars over 38 m on request |
| Stahlwerk Thüringen | HE 100 B–400 B, HE 100 A–400 A, HE 100 M–260 M | Bundles to 24.1 m |
| DIN 1025-2DIN Media | The old IPB standard | Withdrawn; DIN EN 10365 recommended |
Sources: ArcelorMittal · British Steel · Peiner Träger · Stahlwerk Thüringen · Stahlwerk Thüringen · DIN Media
No source makes any of these an equivalent; the comparisons are ours, from printed sizes.
| Pair | Sizes | Note |
|---|---|---|
| HE 300 B and W 310 × 310 × 117ArcelorMittal rolls both | 300 × 300 against 314 × 307 mm, both 117 kg/m | Same mass, different section |
| HE 200 B and W8×31 | 200 × 200 mm, 61.3 kg/m against 203 × 203 mm, 46.1 kg/m | Close in size only |
| HE 200 B and JH200×200×8×12China, JG/T 581-2023 | 61.3 against 49.87 kg/m; web 9 against 8 mm, flanges 15 against 12 mm | Same h × b, 18.6% lighter (our calculation) |
| HE 300 B and JH300×300×10×15 | 117 against 92.98 kg/m | 20.5% lighter (our calculation) |
| HE 400 B and JH400×400×13×21 | 400 × 300 against 400 × 400 mm | Not comparable: HE B keeps a 300 mm flange |
Sources: ArcelorMittal · ArcelorMittal · Nucor-Yamato · JG/T 581-2023
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| 40 ft dry boxONE | Inside 12,032 mm long; payload 26,840 kg |
| 40 ft high cubeONE | Inside 12,032 mm long; payload 28,800 kg |
| ISO 668 minimumIMO | 11,998 mm for a 40 ft box |
| One HE 300 BOur calculation | 11.8 m: 1,380.6 kg; 12 m: 1,404 kg |
| By payloadOur calculation | 19 bars in a 40 ft dry box, 20 in a high cube; 198 mm to spare at 11.8 m |
| Floor loadIMO | Guide 2.21 t per metre in a 40 ft box rated 30,480 kg; heavier, ask the box operator |
| In the check aboveOur calculation | 20 × HE 300 B × 11.8 m = 27,612 kg, within 28,800 kg; 1,960 kg more than the dry box takes |
300 × 300 mm, 11.0 mm web, 19.0 mm flanges, 27 mm root radius, 149.1 cm² and 117 kg/m (ArcelorMittal; British Steel, Peiner Träger and Stahlwerk Thüringen agree on the mass).
No. Above HE 300 B the flange stays 300 mm: HE 400 B is 400 × 300 mm and HE 1000 B 1000 × 300 mm.
Same number and inner height, different flanges: HE 300 A is 290 mm and 88.3 kg/m, HE 300 B 300 mm and 117 kg/m, HE 300 M 340 × 310 mm and 238 kg/m. Only HE B is as high as its number.
The German name for HE B; HE A is IPB I and HE M IPB V (Peiner Träger). DIN 1025-2, the old IPB standard, is withdrawn in favour of EN 10365.
Not by weight. JG/T 581 lists a 200 × 200 mm H section, JH200×200×8×12, at 49.87 kg/m, 18.6% lighter than HE 200 B at 61.3 kg/m, with a thinner web and flanges.
By payload, 19 bars of 12 m (1,404 kg each) in ONE’s 40 ft box at 26,840 kg, or 20 in a high cube at 28,800 kg; spread them along the floor.
Buyers of HEB name the series letter as well as the number, since HE 300 A, B and M weigh 88.3, 117 and 238 kg/m; they want the grade, the bar length against the box, the bundle and the heat number, and a Chinese section offered against HEB must say so. Mark those on your own bar in SizeMarker, as in the picture at the top, and share the card.
