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RHS 400×150×12.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 400×150×12.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 68.54 lb/ft 102.00 kg/m
Height 15.75 in 400.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.492 in 12.500 mm
Area 20.15 in² 13,000.00 mm²
Ix 586.21 in⁴ 244,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 121.09 in⁴ 50,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 74.45 in³ 1,220,000 mm³
Sy 41.01 in³ 672,000.00 mm³
Zx 95.81 in³ 1,570,000 mm³
Zy 47.11 in³ 772,000.00 mm³
rx 5.39 in 137.00 mm
ry 2.46 in 62.40 mm
J 331.55 in⁴ 138,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 400×150×12.5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 260×180×16

Weight
100.0 kg/m (-2.0%)
Depth
260.0 mm (-35%)
Ix
112,000,000 mm⁴ (-54%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×14.2

Weight
103.0 kg/m (+1.0%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-25%)
Ix
158,000,000 mm⁴ (-35%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×250×12.5

Weight
112.0 kg/m (+9.8%)
Depth
350.0 mm (-12%)
Ix
244,000,000 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