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RHS 400×300×12.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 400×300×12.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 88.03 lb/ft 131.00 kg/m
Height 15.75 in 400.00 mm
Width 11.81 in 300.00 mm
t 0.492 in 12.500 mm
Area 25.89 in² 16,700.00 mm²
Ix 924.97 in⁴ 385,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 591.02 in⁴ 246,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 117.17 in³ 1,920,000 mm³
Sy 100.08 in³ 1,640,000 mm³
Zx 140.35 in³ 2,300,000 mm³
Zy 114.72 in³ 1,880,000 mm³
rx 5.98 in 152.00 mm
ry 4.76 in 121.00 mm
J 1,124.37 in⁴ 468,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 400×300×12.5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×250×16

Weight
128.0 kg/m (-2.3%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-25%)
Ix
206,000,000 mm⁴ (-46%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×11

Weight
133.0 kg/m (+1.5%)
Depth
500.0 mm (+25%)
Ix
586,000,000 mm⁴ (+52%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×200×8.8

Weight
93.6 kg/m (-29%)
Depth
500.0 mm (+25%)
Ix
372,000,000 mm⁴ (-3.4%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology