RHS 40×20/2.5 is a cold-formed rectangular hollow section per EN 10219: height 40 mm, width 20 mm, wall thickness 2.5 mm, weight 2 kg/m, cross-section area 2.6 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 4.7 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 2.3 cm³.
Geometry
Height h40.00 mm
Width b20.00 mm
Wall thickness t2.50 mm
Outer corner radius ro5.00 mm
Inner corner radius ri2.50 mm
Cross-section area A2.590 cm²
Weight G steel 7850 kg/m³2.03kg/m
Section properties
Axis yAxis z
IⓘSecond moment of area about y-axis (strong axis)4.694 cm⁴1.537 cm⁴
WelⓘElastic section modulus2.347 cm³1.537 cm³
WplⓘPlastic section modulus3.092 cm³1.878 cm³
ItⓘSt. Venant torsion constant: resistance to uniform torsion4.061 cm⁴