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RHS 260×140×8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 260×140×8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 32.05 lb/ft 47.70 kg/m
Height 10.24 in 260.00 mm
Width 5.51 in 140.00 mm
t 0.315 in 8.000 mm
Area 9.42 in² 6,080.00 mm²
Ix 129.01 in⁴ 53,700,000 mm⁴
Iy 48.77 in⁴ 20,300,000 mm⁴
Sx 25.20 in³ 413,000.00 mm³
Sy 17.70 in³ 290,000.00 mm³
Zx 31.18 in³ 511,000.00 mm³
Zy 20.20 in³ 331,000.00 mm³
rx 3.70 in 94.00 mm
ry 2.28 in 57.80 mm
J 112.92 in⁴ 47,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 260×140×8.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×11

Weight
47.0 kg/m (-1.5%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-23%)
Ix
28,600,000 mm⁴ (-47%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×6.3

Weight
47.9 kg/m (+0.4%)
Depth
300.0 mm (+15%)
Ix
78,300,000 mm⁴ (+46%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 220×120×16

Weight
75.2 kg/m (+58%)
Depth
220.0 mm (-15%)
Ix
54,100,000 mm⁴ (+0.7%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology