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RHS 450×250×14.2 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 450×250×14.2 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 99.45 lb/ft 148.00 kg/m
Height 17.72 in 450.00 mm
Width 9.84 in 250.00 mm
t 0.559 in 14.200 mm
Area 29.30 in² 18,900.00 mm²
Ix 1,208.46 in⁴ 503,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 480.50 in⁴ 200,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 136.69 in³ 2,240,000 mm³
Sy 97.64 in³ 1,600,000 mm³
Zx 168.43 in³ 2,760,000 mm³
Zy 111.67 in³ 1,830,000 mm³
rx 6.42 in 163.00 mm
ry 4.06 in 103.00 mm
J 1,095.54 in⁴ 456,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 450×250×14.2.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×250×16

Weight
141.0 kg/m (-4.7%)
Depth
350.0 mm (-22%)
Ix
300,000,000 mm⁴ (-40%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×12.5

Weight
151.0 kg/m (+2.0%)
Depth
500.0 mm (+11%)
Ix
658,000,000 mm⁴ (+31%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×200×12.5

Weight
131.0 kg/m (-11%)
Depth
500.0 mm (+11%)
Ix
510,000,000 mm⁴ (+1.4%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology