HEA Beams

What is HEA beams?

HEA (DIN 1025-3, IPBl = I-Profil Breitflansch leicht) is the light series of the three European wide-flange H-beam families — HEA, HEB, HEM. All three share the same flange width for a given number (equal to the number up to 300 mm, then 300 mm), and differ in flange and web thickness: HEA is the thinnest and lightest, so its actual depth falls a few millimetres short of the nominal (HEA 300 is 290 mm deep). The wide, parallel flange gives a large minor-axis radius of gyration — an HEA 200 column resists buckling about its weak axis nearly three times better than an IPE 200 — and lets a beam span unrestrained where an IPE would twist. It bolts, splices and base-plates easily and is the standard column of European and Turkish steel buildings. Mills roll HEA 100–1000 in S235JR, S275JR and S355J2; S355 is the usual column grade because a column is governed by strength, not deflection.

HEA dimensions and weight per metre

Grades and standards

Lengths, tolerances and stock

Lengths 6 and 12 m (+100/−0), 14–18 m on mill order. Dilovası stock: HEA 100–400 in S275JR and S355J2; HEA 450–1000 from the mill programme (1–3 weeks). EN 10034 tolerances: depth ±2 mm (≤ 180) rising to ±5 mm (≥ 700), width ±3–4 mm, flange thickness −1/+2 mm, out-of-square ≤ 2 % of b, straightness ≤ 0.15 %, mass −4 % / +6 %. Cut lengths ±5 mm (±2 mm on request), ends square within 1 mm for columns on request.

Cutting, drilling and galvanizing

Columns are cut square and to length, drilled for splice and base plates, fitted with welded base plates and cap plates and shot-blasted and primed (or galvanized to EN ISO 1461 — HEA up to 400 fits standard kettles at 12 m) in our Dilovası workshop under EN 1090-2 EXC2. Beam-line drilling handles flange and web holes in one pass; coping and notching by plasma.

Where it is used

• Columns of single- and multi-storey steel buildings
• Unrestrained beams: transfer beams, lintels over wide openings
• Portal-frame columns and rafters in warehouses
• Crane-runway columns and brackets
• Mezzanine and platform columns
• Bridge cross-girders and temporary works

HEA vs HEB

Same flange width, different thickness: HEB is 20–35 % heavier than HEA of the same number, with proportionally more capacity and stiffness — HEB 200 weighs 61.3 kg/m against HEA 200 at 42.3. If the column is governed by buckling length and a modest load, HEA is the economical section; when the load rises or the design wants a compact, stiff column with fewer splices, HEB pays for itself. HEM (extra heavy) is for the heaviest columns and is a mill-order item. See HEB beams and, for restrained floor beams, IPE beams.

Price

HEA is priced per ton on the H-beam list; the bands below separate the stock range (100–300) from the heavy sizes. S355J2 adds the grade premium; cutting, drilling, base plates and coating are quoted per piece.

Bands from our weekly export list (September 2026), FOB Istanbul, full-container quantities, excluding freight and certificates. Firm price per project on RFQ within one working day.

Export and packing

Export packing for HEA beams: one size per bundle, 1–3 t depending on length, four straps with corner boards, tag with size, grade, heat and bar count; 6 m in 40' HC (24–25 t), 12 m on flat-rack or breakbulk from Derince. HS 7216.

Certificates

Every bundle of HEA beams is traceable to an EN 10204 3.1 certificate with heat number, chemistry and mechanical results; the sections are CE-marked under EN 10025-1, and 3.2 certification by Lloyd's, BV or TÜV can be arranged per lot.

How to order

Give size, grade, length or cut list, quantity, end preparation (square-cut, plates) and coating; column schedules in Excel or a marked drawing are welcome.

Standards

• EN 10365:2017 / DIN 1025-3 — dimensions
• EN 10034 — tolerances
• EN 10025-2 — S235JR, S275JR, S355J2
• EN 10025-1 — CE marking

Grades

Grade data sheets (chemistry, mechanicals, equivalents) are on our reference site: S275JR · S355J2 · S235JR