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RHS 500×200×10 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 500×200×10 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 71.23 lb/ft 106.00 kg/m
Height 19.69 in 500.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.394 in 10.000 mm
Area 20.93 in² 13,500.00 mm²
Ix 1,004.25 in⁴ 418,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 237.61 in⁴ 98,900,000 mm⁴
Sx 101.91 in³ 1,670,000 mm³
Sy 60.35 in³ 989,000.00 mm³
Zx 128.15 in³ 2,100,000 mm³
Zy 67.13 in³ 1,100,000 mm³
rx 6.93 in 176.00 mm
ry 3.37 in 85.60 mm
J 622.25 in⁴ 259,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 500×200×10.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×14.2

Weight
103.0 kg/m (-2.8%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-40%)
Ix
158,000,000 mm⁴ (-62%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×8.8

Weight
107.0 kg/m (+0.9%)
Depth
500.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
478,000,000 mm⁴ (+14%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 450×150×16

Weight
141.0 kg/m (+33%)
Depth
450.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
406,000,000 mm⁴ (-2.9%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology