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RHS 260×140×5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 260×140×5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 20.43 lb/ft 30.40 kg/m
Height 10.24 in 260.00 mm
Width 5.51 in 140.00 mm
t 0.197 in 5.000 mm
Area 6.00 in² 3,870.00 mm²
Ix 84.81 in⁴ 35,300,000 mm⁴
Iy 32.43 in⁴ 13,500,000 mm⁴
Sx 16.60 in³ 272,000.00 mm³
Sy 11.78 in³ 193,000.00 mm³
Zx 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
Zy 13.18 in³ 216,000.00 mm³
rx 3.76 in 95.50 mm
ry 2.33 in 59.10 mm
J 74.00 in⁴ 30,800,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 260×140×5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 160×80×8.8

Weight
30.1 kg/m (-1.0%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-38%)
Ix
11,700,000 mm⁴ (-67%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×7.1

Weight
31.4 kg/m (+3.3%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-23%)
Ix
20,200,000 mm⁴ (-43%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 250×100×7.1

Weight
37.0 kg/m (+22%)
Depth
250.0 mm (-3.8%)
Ix
35,600,000 mm⁴ (+0.8%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology