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RHS 250×100×16 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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RHS 250×100×16 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 52.21 lb/ft 77.70 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 3.94 in 100.00 mm
t 0.630 in 16.000 mm
Area 15.35 in² 9,900.00 mm²
Ix 160.73 in⁴ 66,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 34.36 in⁴ 14,300,000 mm⁴
Sx 32.65 in³ 535,000.00 mm³
Sy 17.51 in³ 287,000.00 mm³
Zx 43.88 in³ 719,000.00 mm³
Zy 21.85 in³ 358,000.00 mm³
rx 3.24 in 82.20 mm
ry 1.50 in 38.00 mm
J 97.30 in⁴ 40,500,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×100×16.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 220×120×16

Weight
75.2 kg/m (-3.2%)
Depth
220.0 mm (-12%)
Ix
54,100,000 mm⁴ (-19%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×250×8.8

Weight
79.8 kg/m (+2.7%)
Depth
350.0 mm (+40%)
Ix
179,000,000 mm⁴ (+168%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 250×150×11

Weight
64.3 kg/m (-17%)
Depth
250.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
66,700,000 mm⁴ (-0.3%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology