RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/6

RHS 120×60/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 15.1 kg/m, cross-section area 19.2 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 328 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 54.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz601206[mm]
120Height h · mm
60Width b · mm
19.23Area A · cm²
15.10Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h120.00 mm
Width b60.00 mm
Wall thickness t6.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro12.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri6.00 mm
Cross-section area A19.230 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³15.10kg/m
Section properties
I328.000 cm⁴108.800 cm⁴
Wel54.670 cm³36.260 cm³
Wpl70.570 cm³43.120 cm³
It279.700 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

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Bending/ 19.4 kN·m
Shear/ 203.5 kN
Compression/ 74.2 kN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl19.4 kN·m / 11.9 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 1282 mm²203.5 kN / 101.8 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd528.8 kN / 74.2 kN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z271.9 kN / 90.2 kN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.14

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.