RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 120×60/6.3

RHS 120×60/6.3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 120 mm, width 60 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 15.5 kg/m, cross-section area 19.7 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 327 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 54.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm

120Height h · mm

60Width b · mm

19.73Area A · cm²

15.50Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h120.00 mm

Width b60.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A19.730 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³15.50kg/m

Section properties

I327.000 cm⁴109.200 cm⁴

W_el54.490 cm³36.390 cm³

W_pl71.240 cm³43.690 cm³

I_t289.300 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 120×60/6.3 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/ 19.6 kN·m

Shear/ 208.8 kN

Compression/ 74.6 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl19.6 kN·m / 12.0 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 1315 mm²208.8 kN / 104.4 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd542.6 kN / 74.6 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z271.1 kN / 90.5 kN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 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.