RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 100×50/6.3

RHS 100×50/6.3 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 100 mm, width 50 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 13.3 kg/m, cross-section area 16.9 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 197.1 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 39.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm

100Height h · mm

50Width b · mm

16.89Area A · cm²

13.30Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h100.00 mm

Width b50.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o9.45 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.30 mm

Cross-section area A16.890 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³13.30kg/m

Section properties

I197.100 cm⁴63.050 cm⁴

W_el39.420 cm³25.220 cm³

W_pl51.350 cm³30.770 cm³

I_t159.700 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 100×50/6.3 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 14.1 kN·m

Shear/ 178.8 kN

Compression/ 48.7 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl14.1 kN·m / 8.5 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1126 mm²178.8 kN / 89.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd464.5 kN / 48.7 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z163.4 kN / 52.3 kN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.10

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.