H型钢分为热轧H型钢和焊接H型钢（H）两种，热轧H型钢又分为宽翼缘H型钢（HW）中翼缘H型钢(HM)和窄翼缘H型钢（HN）三种。HW是H型钢高度和翼缘宽度基本相等;主要用于钢筋砼框架结构柱中钢芯柱,也称劲性钢柱;在钢结构中主要用于柱HM是H型钢高度和翼缘宽度比例大致为1.33~~1.75主要在钢结构中:用做钢框架柱在承受动力荷载的框架结构中用做框架梁;例如:设备平台HN是H型钢高度和翼缘宽度比例大于等于2，主要用于梁；工字钢的用途相当于HN型钢;
H型钢的主要材质有Q235B、SM490、SS400、Q345、Q345B、A992等。
澳标H型钢150UC 23.4152.4*152*6.1*6.823.4310UC 96.8308*305*9.9*15.496.8150UC 30.0157.6*153*6.6*9.430310UC 118314.6*307*11.9*18.7118150UC 37.2161.8*154*8.1*11.537.2310UC 137320.6*309*13.8*21.7137200UB 18.2198*99*4.5*1118.2310UC 158327.2*311*15.7*UB 22.3201.6*133*5*722.3360UB 44.7352*171*6.9*9.744.7200UB 25.4203.2*133*5.8*7.825.4360UB 50.7355.6*171*7.3*11.550.7200UB 29.8207*134*6.3*9.629.8360UB 56.7358.6*172*8*1356.7200UC 46.2203.4*203*7.3*1146.2410UB 53.7402.6*178*7.6*10.953.7200UC 52.2206.4*204*8*12.552.2410UB 59.7406.4*178*7.8*12.859.7200UC 59.5209.8*205*9.3*14.259.5460UB 67.1453.8*190*8.5*12.767.1250UB 25.7248*124*5*825.7460UB 74.6457.4*190*9.1*14.574.6250UB 31.4251.6*146*6.1*8.631.4460UB 82.1460.4*191*9.9*1682.1250UB 37.3256.2*146*6.4*10.937.3530UB 82528.2*209*9.6*13.282250UC 72.9253.8*254*8.6*14.272.9530UB 92.4533*209*10.2*15.692.4250UC 89.5260*256*10.5*17.389.5610UB 101602*228*10.6*14.8101310UB 32.0298*149*5.5*832610UB 113607*228*11.2*17.3113310UB 40.4304*165*6.1*10.240.4610UB 125611.6*229*11.9*19.6125310UB 46.2307.2*166*6.7*11.846.2