Cold-Formed Rectangular Hollow Sections - 300x200x8.0

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

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D mm300
B mm200
t mm8
kg/m59.1
A cm275.2

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Section Properties

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Ratios for Local Buckling - d/t(1)32.5
Ratios for Local Buckling - b/t(1)20
Second Moment of Area (x-x) - cm49390
Second Moment of Area (y-y) - cm45040
Radius of Gyration (x-x) - cm11.2
Radius of Gyration (y-y) - cm8.19
Elastic Modulus (x-x) - cm3626
Elastic Modulus (y-y) - cm3504
Plastic Modulus (x-x) - cm3757
Plastic Modulus (y-y) - cm3574
Torsional Constants - J cm410600
Torsional Constants - C cm3838
Surface Area (Per Metre) - m20.966
Surface Area (Per Tonne) - m216.3

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