RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 250×150/6.3

RHS 250×150/6.3 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 38 kg/m, cross-section area 48.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4143 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 331.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz1502506.3[mm]
250Height h · mm
150Width b · mm
48.39Area A · cm²
38.00Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h250.00 mm
Width b150.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.30 mm
Outer corner radius ro9.45 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.30 mm
Cross-section area A48.390 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³38.00kg/m
Section properties
I4 143.000 cm⁴1 874.000 cm⁴
Wel331.400 cm³249.900 cm³
Wpl402.400 cm³282.500 cm³
It4 054.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/6.3 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/ 110.7 kN·m
Shear/ 480.2 kN
Compression/ 954.1 kN
Class1 / 3bending / compression
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl110.7 kN·m / 77.7 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3024 mm²480.2 kN / 288.1 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.33 MN / 954.1 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z3.43 MN / 1.55 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.72

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.