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RHS 300×250×6.3 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 300×250×6.3 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 35.48 lb/ft 52.80 kg/m
Height 11.81 in 300.00 mm
Width 9.84 in 250.00 mm
t 0.248 in 6.300 mm
Area 10.43 in² 6,730.00 mm²
Ix 220.79 in⁴ 91,900,000 mm⁴
Iy 166.97 in⁴ 69,500,000 mm⁴
Sx 37.41 in³ 613,000.00 mm³
Sy 33.93 in³ 556,000.00 mm³
Zx 43.69 in³ 716,000.00 mm³
Zy 38.63 in³ 633,000.00 mm³
rx 4.61 in 117.00 mm
ry 4.02 in 102.00 mm
J 293.11 in⁴ 122,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 300×250×6.3.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×100×12.5

Weight
52.7 kg/m (-0.2%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-33%)
Ix
31,400,000 mm⁴ (-66%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×7.1

Weight
53.7 kg/m (+1.7%)
Depth
300.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
87,300,000 mm⁴ (-5.0%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×100×12.5

Weight
72.3 kg/m (+37%)
Depth
300.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
91,000,000 mm⁴ (-1.0%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology