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RHS 500×200×14.2 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 500×200×14.2 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 99.45 lb/ft 148.00 kg/m
Height 19.69 in 500.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.559 in 14.200 mm
Area 29.30 in² 18,900.00 mm²
Ix 1,367.03 in⁴ 569,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 317.13 in⁴ 132,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 139.13 in³ 2,280,000 mm³
Sy 80.55 in³ 1,320,000 mm³
Zx 176.97 in³ 2,900,000 mm³
Zy 91.54 in³ 1,500,000 mm³
rx 6.85 in 174.00 mm
ry 3.30 in 83.80 mm
J 845.68 in⁴ 352,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 500×200×14.2.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 350×250×16

Weight
141.0 kg/m (-4.7%)
Depth
350.0 mm (-30%)
Ix
300,000,000 mm⁴ (-47%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×12.5

Weight
151.0 kg/m (+2.0%)
Depth
500.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
658,000,000 mm⁴ (+16%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 450×250×16

Weight
166.0 kg/m (+12%)
Depth
450.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
557,000,000 mm⁴ (-2.1%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology