Guides, calculators and comparisons
Practical tools for the buyer: how much a sheet weighs, how many tons fit in a container, how many panels a roof needs, what a beam carries, and which product to choose when two look alike.
Calculators
Container and truck loading calculatorTons → number of 20' / 40' containers or trucks by payload.Sandwich panel quantity calculatorRoof or wall area → number of panels, packs and gross weight.Steel sheet & plate weight calculatorThickness × width × length × pieces → kg or tons, carbon or stainless.
Guides
Bundle quantities and container loadingPieces per bundle and per ton, containers per order, loading and lashing practice.Channel (UPN) load capacityUDL capacity of UPN 50–300 single and paired, spans 1–6 m, S235JR.Floor plate load capacityUDL and point-load capacity of 3–12 mm floor plate on supports 0.5–1.5 m apart.H beam and IPE load capacityUDL and column capacity for HEA/HEB 100–400 and IPE 100–500, spans 3–12 m.Hollow section load capacityBeam and column capacity of SHS/RHS 40×40 to 200×200, S235 and S355, spans 1–6 m.
Product comparisons
Cold-rolled vs galvanized sheetDC01 or DX51D: corrosion, paint, price and forming compared.ERW vs seamless pipeManufacture, pressure limits, price gap and which spec calls for which.HEA vs HEB beamsLight vs standard H series: weight, capacity and price size by size.
Steel grades
Chemistry, mechanical properties and equivalents of every grade we supply (S235JR, S355J2, DX51D, 304, 316, P265GH …) are documented on our reference site steelstandart.com.