RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 250×150/6.3

RHS 250×150/6.3 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 250 mm, width 150 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 37.2 kg/m, cross-section area 47.5 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4001 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 320.1 cm³.

Cross section · mm

250Height h · mm

150Width b · mm

47.45Area A · cm²

37.20Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Height h250.00 mm

Width b150.00 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Outer corner radius r_o15.75 mm

Inner corner radius r_i9.45 mm

Cross-section area A47.450 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³37.20kg/m

Section properties

I4 001.000 cm⁴1 825.000 cm⁴

W_el320.100 cm³243.300 cm³

W_pl390.900 cm³275.700 cm³

I_t4 078.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10219

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 250×150/6.3 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/ 107.5 kN·m

Shear/ 470.9 kN

Compression/ 759.9 kN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1 / 3bending / compression

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl107.5 kN·m / 75.8 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 2966 mm²470.9 kN / 282.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.30 MN / 759.9 kN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z3.32 MN / 1.51 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.