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RHS 250×150×8.8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×150×8.8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 35.08 lb/ft 52.20 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.346 in 8.800 mm
Area 10.31 in² 6,650.00 mm²
Ix 133.34 in⁴ 55,500,000 mm⁴
Iy 59.82 in⁴ 24,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 27.09 in³ 444,000.00 mm³
Sy 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
Zx 33.26 in³ 545,000.00 mm³
Zy 23.25 in³ 381,000.00 mm³
rx 3.59 in 91.30 mm
ry 2.41 in 61.20 mm
J 131.18 in⁴ 54,600,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 250×150×8.8.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×150×10

Weight
51.0 kg/m (-2.3%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
35,700,000 mm⁴ (-36%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×12.5

Weight
52.7 kg/m (+1.0%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
31,400,000 mm⁴ (-43%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 250×100×12.5

Weight
62.5 kg/m (+20%)
Depth
250.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
56,200,000 mm⁴ (+1.3%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology