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SHS 200×200×6.3 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Square hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

SHS 200×200×6.3 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 25.53 lb/ft 38.00 kg/m
Height 7.87 in 200.00 mm
Width 7.87 in 200.00 mm
t 0.248 in 6.300 mm
Area 7.50 in² 4,840.00 mm²
Ix 72.32 in⁴ 30,100,000 mm⁴
Iy 72.32 in⁴ 30,100,000 mm⁴
Sx 18.37 in³ 301,000.00 mm³
Sy 18.37 in³ 301,000.00 mm³
Zx 21.36 in³ 350,000.00 mm³
Zy 21.36 in³ 350,000.00 mm³
rx 3.11 in 78.90 mm
ry 3.11 in 78.90 mm
J 111.72 in⁴ 46,500,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus SHS 200×200×6.3.

Lighter in Square hollow sections

SHS 160×160×8

Weight
37.6 kg/m (-1.1%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
18,300,000 mm⁴ (-39%)

Heavier in Square hollow sections

SHS 180×180×7.1

Weight
38.1 kg/m (+0.3%)
Depth
180.0 mm (-10%)
Ix
24,000,000 mm⁴ (-20%)

Closest Iₓ in Square hollow sections

SHS 160×160×16

Weight
70.2 kg/m (+85%)
Depth
160.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
30,300,000 mm⁴ (+0.7%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology