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RHS 400×200×8.8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 400×200×8.8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 53.62 lb/ft 79.80 kg/m
Height 15.75 in 400.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.346 in 8.800 mm
Area 15.81 in² 10,200.00 mm²
Ix 511.73 in⁴ 213,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 173.94 in⁴ 72,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 65.30 in³ 1,070,000 mm³
Sy 44.18 in³ 724,000.00 mm³
Zx 80.55 in³ 1,320,000 mm³
Zy 49.49 in³ 811,000.00 mm³
rx 5.71 in 145.00 mm
ry 3.32 in 84.40 mm
J 413.23 in⁴ 172,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 400×200×8.8.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 200×150×16

Weight
77.7 kg/m (-2.6%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-50%)
Ix
50,400,000 mm⁴ (-76%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 260×180×12.5

Weight
80.1 kg/m (+0.4%)
Depth
260.0 mm (-35%)
Ix
93,000,000 mm⁴ (-56%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×150×16

Weight
115.0 kg/m (+44%)
Depth
350.0 mm (-12%)
Ix
211,000,000 mm⁴ (-0.9%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology