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RHS 250×150×5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×150×5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 20.43 lb/ft 30.40 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.197 in 5.000 mm
Area 6.00 in² 3,870.00 mm²
Ix 80.72 in⁴ 33,600,000 mm⁴
Iy 36.76 in⁴ 15,300,000 mm⁴
Sx 16.42 in³ 269,000.00 mm³
Sy 12.45 in³ 204,000.00 mm³
Zx 19.77 in³ 324,000.00 mm³
Zy 13.91 in³ 228,000.00 mm³
rx 3.67 in 93.10 mm
ry 2.47 in 62.80 mm
J 78.80 in⁴ 32,800,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×150×5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 160×80×8.8

Weight
30.1 kg/m (-1.0%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-36%)
Ix
11,700,000 mm⁴ (-65%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×7.1

Weight
31.4 kg/m (+3.3%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
20,200,000 mm⁴ (-40%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×14.2

Weight
58.9 kg/m (+94%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
34,200,000 mm⁴ (+1.8%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology