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RHS 200×150×5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 200×150×5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 17.81 lb/ft 26.50 kg/m
Height 7.87 in 200.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.197 in 5.000 mm
Area 5.22 in² 3,370.00 mm²
Ix 47.33 in⁴ 19,700,000 mm⁴
Iy 30.27 in⁴ 12,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 12.02 in³ 197,000.00 mm³
Sy 10.31 in³ 169,000.00 mm³
Zx 14.28 in³ 234,000.00 mm³
Zy 11.72 in³ 192,000.00 mm³
rx 3.01 in 76.40 mm
ry 2.41 in 61.20 mm
J 57.42 in⁴ 23,900,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 200×150×5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 180×100×6.3

Weight
26.1 kg/m (-1.5%)
Depth
180.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
14,100,000 mm⁴ (-28%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×120×5.6

Weight
26.9 kg/m (+1.5%)
Depth
200.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
18,600,000 mm⁴ (-5.6%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×7.1

Weight
31.4 kg/m (+18%)
Depth
200.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
20,200,000 mm⁴ (+2.5%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology