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RHS 250×100×5.6 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 250×100×5.6 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 19.82 lb/ft 29.50 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 3.94 in 100.00 mm
t 0.220 in 5.600 mm
Area 5.83 in² 3,760.00 mm²
Ix 69.43 in⁴ 28,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 16.36 in⁴ 6,810,000 mm⁴
Sx 14.10 in³ 231,000.00 mm³
Sy 8.30 in³ 136,000.00 mm³
Zx 17.82 in³ 292,000.00 mm³
Zy 9.28 in³ 152,000.00 mm³
rx 3.45 in 87.70 mm
ry 1.67 in 42.50 mm
J 43.00 in⁴ 17,900,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×100×5.6.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 180×100×7.1

Weight
29.2 kg/m (-1.0%)
Depth
180.0 mm (-28%)
Ix
15,600,000 mm⁴ (-46%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 160×80×8.8

Weight
30.1 kg/m (+2.0%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-36%)
Ix
11,700,000 mm⁴ (-60%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 220×120×7.1

Weight
35.9 kg/m (+22%)
Depth
220.0 mm (-12%)
Ix
29,000,000 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