HEA beam table: dimensions, weight and properties

Updated November 2, 2026  ·  Indumor

On a European drawing the column reads HE 200 A. On the bill of materials, HEA 200. On an old German drawing, IPBl 200. All three are the same section, and it helps to know that before calling around for stock of something that sounds odd. One more detail: an HEA 200 is not 200 deep, it is 190. The name is off by ten millimeters, and the whole series plays the same trick.

Below are the nineteen sizes, from HEA 100 to HEA 600, with their actual depth, weight per meter and design properties.

HEA beam table: dimensions and weight per meter

These are the nominal values of the HEA series in the European standard EN 10365, with tolerances to EN 10034, checked against catalogs based on its 2017 edition. In Argentina it is the IPBl series of IRAM-IAS U 500-215-3, which is why a local catalog may list it as IPBl or as “light Grey.”

Section properties for design

Before ordering an HEA, check this

• The actual depth. Across the series it runs 4 to 10 mm below its number. A plate, a connection or a beam bearing on top gets drawn with the h from the table, not the one in the name.
• Whether it is A or B. An HEB 200 weighs 61.3 kg/m and an HEA 200, 42.3: 45 % more under the same number. One miscopied letter changes the tonnage of the whole job.
• What it will do. An HEA 200 and an IPE 300 weigh practically the same. The IPE has 2.3 times more strong-axis inertia and the HEA, 2.2 times more on the weak axis. For a beam with depth to spare, the IPE wins; for a column or a shallow beam, the HEA does. In a column, the figure that governs is i_y: 4.98 cm on the HEA 200 against 2.24 cm on an IPE 200.
• How it will connect. The 200 mm flanges leave room for four bolts, but they are 10 mm thick against 15 on the HEB. If the connection carries a lot, check the flange; it may need stiffeners. The straight part of the web, the part you can weld a gusset to or drill, measures h − 2 t_f − 2 r: on the HEA 200, 134 mm out of 190.
• Whether you can get it. Several Argentine distributors list it as imported, in 12 m bars and grade F-24. Before designing a whole job around one size, ask whether it is available locally.

Where the wide flange comes from

The wide flange became possible with Henry Grey's universal mill, which started up in Differdange, Luxembourg, in 1902, although those first beams still had a 9 % inner slope. The HE series was fixed in Europe with Euronorm 53-62, and the name stuck: in Argentina the HEA is still called light Grey. We tell the full story in the history of the I-beam. Today, when even the HE series falls short, the answer is a girder built from plate, covered in welded I-beams, and when the span is long and depth is available, a truss may be worth a look, as we discuss in truss or rolled beam.

If you need HEA columns cut to length, with the base plate welded and drilled, request a quote from Indumor with your list of parts.

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