RHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

RHS 260×180/6.3

RHS 260×180/6.3 is a hot-finished rectangular hollow section per EN 10210: height 260 mm, width 180 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 41.9 kg/m, cross-section area 53.4 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 5166 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 397.4 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz1802606.3[mm]
260Height h · mm
180Width b · mm
53.43Area A · cm²
41.90Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h260.00 mm
Width b180.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.30 mm
Outer corner radius ro9.45 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.30 mm
Cross-section area A53.430 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³41.90kg/m
Section properties
I5 166.000 cm⁴2 929.000 cm⁴
Wel397.400 cm³325.400 cm³
Wpl474.900 cm³368.900 cm³
It5 810.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10210
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 260×180/6.3 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/ 130.6 kN·m
Shear/ 501.3 kN
Compression/ 1.19 MN
Class1 / 3bending / compression
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl130.6 kN·m / 101.4 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 3157 mm²501.3 kN / 347.0 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd1.47 MN / 1.19 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z4.28 MN / 2.43 MN
fyEN 10210-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve a · χ0.81

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.