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RHS 120×60×4 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 120×60×4 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 7.19 lb/ft 10.70 kg/m
Height 4.72 in 120.00 mm
Width 2.36 in 60.00 mm
t 0.157 in 4.000 mm
Area 2.11 in² 1,360.00 mm²
Ix 5.98 in⁴ 2,490,000 mm⁴
Iy 2.00 in⁴ 831,000.00 mm⁴
Sx 2.53 in³ 41,500.00 mm³
Sy 1.69 in³ 27,700.00 mm³
Zx 3.17 in³ 51,900.00 mm³
Zy 1.93 in³ 31,700.00 mm³
rx 1.69 in 42.80 mm
ry 0.97 in 24.70 mm
J 4.83 in⁴ 2,010,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 120×60×4.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 80×40×6.3

Weight
10.3 kg/m (-3.7%)
Depth
80.0 mm (-33%)
Ix
933,000 mm⁴ (-63%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 100×50×5

Weight
10.8 kg/m (+0.9%)
Depth
100.0 mm (-17%)
Ix
1,670,000 mm⁴ (-33%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 100×60×7.1

Weight
15.8 kg/m (+48%)
Depth
100.0 mm (-17%)
Ix
2,440,000 mm⁴ (-2.0%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology