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SHS 250×250×5 Steel Beam Dimensions and Properties

UK Square hollow sections · v2023.11

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Units

Section diagram

SHS 250×250×5 dimensions

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Section properties

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Property Imperial Metric
Weight 25.74 lb/ft 38.30 kg/m
Height 9.84 in 250.00 mm
Width 9.84 in 250.00 mm
t 0.197 in 5.000 mm
Area 7.55 in² 4,870.00 mm²
Ix 116.76 in⁴ 48,600,000 mm⁴
Iy 116.76 in⁴ 48,600,000 mm⁴
Sx 23.74 in³ 389,000.00 mm³
Sy 23.74 in³ 389,000.00 mm³
Zx 27.28 in³ 447,000.00 mm³
Zy 27.28 in³ 447,000.00 mm³
rx 3.93 in 99.90 mm
ry 3.93 in 99.90 mm
J 178.51 in⁴ 74,300,000 mm⁴

Alternatives

Useful nearby sections

Same-series weight neighbors, closest Ix, and a nearby depth series when available — with percent change versus SHS 250×250×5.

Lighter in Square hollow sections

SHS 180×180×7.1

Weight
38.1 kg/m (-0.5%)
Depth
180.0 mm (-28%)
Ix
24,000,000 mm⁴ (-51%)

Heavier in Square hollow sections

SHS 150×150×8.8

Weight
38.4 kg/m (+0.3%)
Depth
150.0 mm (-40%)
Ix
16,100,000 mm⁴ (-67%)

Closest Iₓ in Square hollow sections

SHS 200×200×11

Weight
64.3 kg/m (+68%)
Depth
200.0 mm (-20%)
Ix
48,300,000 mm⁴ (-0.6%)
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Source: British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables · v2023.11 · Hot-finished hollow sections · Methodology