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RHS 250×150×8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 250×150×8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 32.05 lb/ft 47.70 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.315 in 8.000 mm
Area 9.42 in² 6,080.00 mm²
Ix 122.77 in⁴ 51,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 55.26 in⁴ 23,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 24.96 in³ 409,000.00 mm³
Sy 18.67 in³ 306,000.00 mm³
Zx 30.57 in³ 501,000.00 mm³
Zy 21.36 in³ 350,000.00 mm³
rx 3.61 in 91.70 mm
ry 2.42 in 61.50 mm
J 120.61 in⁴ 50,200,000 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.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×11

Weight
47.0 kg/m (-1.5%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
28,600,000 mm⁴ (-44%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×6.3

Weight
47.9 kg/m (+0.4%)
Depth
300.0 mm (+20%)
Ix
78,300,000 mm⁴ (+53%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×100×6.3

Weight
38.0 kg/m (-20%)
Depth
300.0 mm (+20%)
Ix
51,100,000 mm⁴ (0.0%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology