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RHS 500×200×8.8 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Rectangular hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

RHS 500×200×8.8 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 62.90 lb/ft 93.60 kg/m
Height 19.69 in 500.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.346 in 8.800 mm
Area 18.45 in² 11,900.00 mm²
Ix 893.73 in⁴ 372,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 212.62 in⁴ 88,500,000 mm⁴
Sx 90.93 in³ 1,490,000 mm³
Sy 54.01 in³ 885,000.00 mm³
Zx 114.11 in³ 1,870,000 mm³
Zy 59.74 in³ 979,000.00 mm³
rx 6.97 in 177.00 mm
ry 3.39 in 86.10 mm
J 552.58 in⁴ 230,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus RHS 500×200×8.8.

Lighter in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 300×200×12.5

Weight
91.9 kg/m (-1.8%)
Depth
300.0 mm (-40%)
Ix
143,000,000 mm⁴ (-62%)

Heavier in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 500×300×8

Weight
97.9 kg/m (+4.6%)
Depth
500.0 mm (0.0%)
Ix
437,000,000 mm⁴ (+17%)

Closest Iₓ in Rectangular hollow sections

RHS 450×250×10

Weight
106.0 kg/m (+13%)
Depth
450.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
369,000,000 mm⁴ (-0.8%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology