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RHS 250×100×7.1 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×100×7.1 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 24.86 lb/ft 37.00 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 3.94 in 100.00 mm
t 0.280 in 7.100 mm
Area 7.30 in² 4,710.00 mm²
Ix 85.53 in⁴ 35,600,000 mm⁴
Iy 19.87 in⁴ 8,270,000 mm⁴
Sx 17.39 in³ 285,000.00 mm³
Sy 10.07 in³ 165,000.00 mm³
Zx 22.15 in³ 363,000.00 mm³
Zy 11.47 in³ 188,000.00 mm³
rx 3.42 in 86.90 mm
ry 1.65 in 41.90 mm
J 52.86 in⁴ 22,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×100×7.1.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 160×80×11

Weight
36.6 kg/m (-1.1%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-36%)
Ix
13,700,000 mm⁴ (-62%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×120×8

Weight
37.6 kg/m (+1.6%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
25,300,000 mm⁴ (-29%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×150×10

Weight
51.0 kg/m (+38%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
35,700,000 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