Cold-Formed Rectangular Hollow Sections - 250x150x12.0

Cold-formed rectangular hollow sections (RHS) are flat-sided, box-shaped steel tubes made by bending flat steel sheets into shape at room temperature and welding the seam. This cold-shaping process triggers "work hardening," which increases the steel's yield strength and makes the finished tube highly resistant to bending. Their flat, straight faces make them much easier to join, bolt, or weld to other flat structural parts compared to round pipes. Thanks to this practical shape and high strength-to-weight ratio, they are a favorite choice for construction frames, machinery scaffolding, and architectural steelwork.

Dimensions

PropertyValue
D mm250
B mm150
t mm12
kg/m66
A cm284.1

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Section Properties

PropertyValue
Ratios for Local Buckling - d/t(1)15.8
Ratios for Local Buckling - b/t(1)7.5
Second Moment of Area (x-x) - cm46460
Second Moment of Area (y-y) - cm42930
Radius of Gyration (x-x) - cm8.77
Radius of Gyration (y-y) - cm5.9
Elastic Modulus (x-x) - cm3517
Elastic Modulus (y-y) - cm3390
Plastic Modulus (x-x) - cm3658
Plastic Modulus (y-y) - cm3463
Torsional Constants - J cm47090
Torsional Constants - C cm3684
Surface Area (Per Metre) - m20.738
Surface Area (Per Tonne) - m211.2

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