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RHS 250×150×12.5 Dimensions, Weight and Section Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

RHS 250×150×12.5: 72.3 kg/m weight. View the full dimensions and properties in imperial and metric units below.

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×150×12.5 dimensions

Not to scale. Dimensions shown for reference.

Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 48.58 lb/ft 72.30 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.492 in 12.500 mm
Area 14.28 in² 9,210.00 mm²
Ix 177.55 in⁴ 73,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 78.32 in⁴ 32,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 36.07 in³ 591,000.00 mm³
Sy 26.55 in³ 435,000.00 mm³
Zx 45.16 in³ 740,000.00 mm³
Zy 31.37 in³ 514,000.00 mm³
rx 3.53 in 89.60 mm
ry 2.35 in 59.60 mm
J 176.10 in⁴ 73,300,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Compare weight neighbors, another Ix option, and a nearby depth series when available, with percent change versus RHS 250×150×12.5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 260×180×11

Weight
71.2 kg/m (-1.5%)
Depth
260.0 mm (+4.0%)
Ix
83,800,000 mm⁴ (+13%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×250×8

Weight
72.8 kg/m (+0.7%)
Depth
350.0 mm (+40%)
Ix
164,000,000 mm⁴ (+122%)

Another Iₓ option in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×100×10

Weight
58.8 kg/m (-19%)
Depth
300.0 mm (+20%)
Ix
76,100,000 mm⁴ (+3.0%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology