RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/6

RHS 250×150/6 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 6 mm, weight 35.8 kg/m, cross-section area 45.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3886 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 310.8 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

45.63Area A · cm²

35.80Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h250.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.00 mm

Outer corner radius r_o12.00 mm

Inner corner radius r_i6.00 mm

Cross-section area A45.630 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³35.80kg/m

Section properties

I3 886.000 cm⁴1 768.000 cm⁴

W_el310.800 cm³235.800 cm³

W_pl378.000 cm³266.300 cm³

I_t3 886.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/6 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/ 104.0 kN·m

Shear/ 452.8 kN

Compression/ 733.3 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1 / 3bending / compression

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl104.0 kN·m / 73.2 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2852 mm²452.8 kN / 271.7 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.25 MN / 733.3 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.22 MN / 1.47 MN

f_yEN 10219-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve c · χ0.58

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.