RHS · EN 10219 · cold formed

RHS 300×200/12

RHS 300×200/12 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 300 mm, width 200 mm, wall thickness 12 mm, weight 84.8 kg/m, cross-section area 108.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 12790 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 852.5 cm³.

Cross section · mm
yz20030012[mm]
300Height h · mm
200Width b · mm
108.06Area A · cm²
84.80Mass G · kg/m
Geometry
Height h300.00 mm
Width b200.00 mm
Wall thickness t12.00 mm
Outer corner radius ro36.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri24.00 mm
Cross-section area A108.060 cm²
Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³
84.80kg/m
Section properties
I12 790.000 cm⁴6 854.000 cm⁴
Wel852.500 cm³685.400 cm³
Wpl1 056.000 cm³801.200 cm³
It15 240.000 cm⁴
Reference
Profile standardEN 10219
EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of RHS 300×200/12 for your design forces

Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 290.4 kN·m
Shear/ 1.03 MN
Compression/ 2.11 MN
Class1
Resistances and factors
Mc,y,Rd / Mc,z,RdW_pl290.4 kN·m / 220.3 kN·m
Vc,z,Rd / Vc,y,RdA_v = 6484 mm²1.03 MN / 686.3 kN
Npl,Rd / Nb,Rd2.97 MN / 2.11 MN
Ncr,y / Ncr,z10.60 MN / 5.68 MN
fyEN 10219-1275 MPa
γM0 / γM11.00 / 1.00
Curve c · χ0.71

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.