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RHS 450×150×12.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 450×150×12.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 75.26 lb/ft 112.00 kg/m
Height 17.72 in 450.00 mm
Width 5.91 in 150.00 mm
t 0.492 in 12.500 mm
Area 22.01 in² 14,200.00 mm²
Ix 795.23 in⁴ 331,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 135.50 in⁴ 56,400,000 mm⁴
Sx 89.70 in³ 1,470,000 mm³
Sy 45.83 in³ 751,000.00 mm³
Zx 116.56 in³ 1,910,000 mm³
Zy 52.36 in³ 858,000.00 mm³
rx 6.02 in 153.00 mm
ry 2.48 in 63.00 mm
J 386.80 in⁴ 161,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 450×150×12.5.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×8.8

Weight
107.0 kg/m (-4.5%)
Depth
500.0 mm (+11%)
Ix
478,000,000 mm⁴ (+44%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×16

Weight
115.0 kg/m (+2.7%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-33%)
Ix
174,000,000 mm⁴ (-47%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 450×250×8.8

Weight
93.6 kg/m (-16%)
Depth
450.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
328,000,000 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