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SHS 250×250×12.5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Square hollow sections · v2023.11

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Section diagram

SHS 250×250×12.5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 61.75 lb/ft 91.90 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 9.84 in 250.00 mm
t 0.492 in 12.500 mm
Area 18.14 in² 11,700.00 mm²
Ix 261.87 in⁴ 109,000,000 mm⁴
Iy 261.87 in⁴ 109,000,000 mm⁴
Sx 53.27 in³ 873,000.00 mm³
Sy 53.27 in³ 873,000.00 mm³
Zx 63.46 in³ 1,040,000 mm³
Zy 63.46 in³ 1,040,000 mm³
rx 3.80 in 96.60 mm
ry 3.80 in 96.60 mm
J 413.23 in⁴ 172,000,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus SHS 250×250×12.5.

Lighter in Square hollow sections

SHS 200×200×16

Weight
90.3 kg/m (-1.7%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
63,900,000 mm⁴ (-41%)

Heavier in Square hollow sections

SHS 350×350×8.8

Weight
93.6 kg/m (+1.8%)
Depth
350.0 mm (+40%)
Ix
231,000,000 mm⁴ (+112%)

Closest Iₓ in Square hollow sections

SHS 260×260×11

Weight
85.0 kg/m (-7.5%)
Depth
260.0 mm (+4.0%)
Ix
111,000,000 mm⁴ (+1.8%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology