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RHS 500×200×11 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

RHS 500×200×11 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 77.95 lb/ft 116.00 kg/m
Height 19.69 in 500.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.433 in 11.000 mm
Area 22.94 in² 14,800.00 mm²
Ix 1,093.14 in⁴ 455,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 257.07 in⁴ 107,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 111.06 in³ 1,820,000 mm³
Sy 65.30 in³ 1,070,000 mm³
Zx 140.35 in³ 2,300,000 mm³
Zy 73.23 in³ 1,200,000 mm³
rx 6.89 in 175.00 mm
ry 3.35 in 85.20 mm
J 677.51 in⁴ 282,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 500×200×11.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×16

Weight
115.0 kg/m (-0.9%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-40%)
Ix
174,000,000 mm⁴ (-62%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×10

Weight
122.0 kg/m (+5.2%)
Depth
500.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
538,000,000 mm⁴ (+18%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 450×250×12.5

Weight
131.0 kg/m (+13%)
Depth
450.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
450,000,000 mm⁴ (-1.1%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology