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RHS 250×100×6.3 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×100×6.3 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 22.17 lb/ft 33.00 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 3.94 in 100.00 mm
t 0.248 in 6.300 mm
Area 6.53 in² 4,210.00 mm²
Ix 77.12 in⁴ 32,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 18.04 in⁴ 7,510,000 mm⁴
Sx 15.68 in³ 257,000.00 mm³
Sy 9.15 in³ 150,000.00 mm³
Zx 19.89 in³ 326,000.00 mm³
Zy 10.31 in³ 169,000.00 mm³
rx 3.44 in 87.30 mm
ry 1.66 in 42.20 mm
J 47.57 in⁴ 19,800,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×100×6.3.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 180×100×8

Weight
32.6 kg/m (-1.2%)
Depth
180.0 mm (-28%)
Ix
17,100,000 mm⁴ (-47%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 160×80×10

Weight
33.7 kg/m (+2.1%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-36%)
Ix
12,800,000 mm⁴ (-60%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 220×120×8

Weight
40.2 kg/m (+22%)
Depth
220.0 mm (-12%)
Ix
32,000,000 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