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RHS 100×60×8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 100×60×8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 11.76 lb/ft 17.50 kg/m
Height 3.94 in 100.00 mm
Width 2.36 in 60.00 mm
t 0.315 in 8.000 mm
Area 3.47 in² 2,240.00 mm²
Ix 6.34 in⁴ 2,640,000 mm⁴
Iy 2.71 in⁴ 1,130,000 mm⁴
Sx 3.22 in³ 52,800.00 mm³
Sy 2.31 in³ 37,800.00 mm³
Zx 4.19 in³ 68,700.00 mm³
Zy 2.87 in³ 47,100.00 mm³
rx 1.35 in 34.40 mm
ry 0.89 in 22.50 mm
J 6.37 in⁴ 2,650,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 100×60×8.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 180×100×4

Weight
16.9 kg/m (-3.4%)
Depth
180.0 mm (+80%)
Ix
9,450,000 mm⁴ (+258%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 100×50×8.8

Weight
17.6 kg/m (+0.6%)
Depth
100.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
2,430,000 mm⁴ (-8.0%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 100×50×10

Weight
19.6 kg/m (+12%)
Depth
100.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
2,590,000 mm⁴ (-1.9%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology