RHS 100×50×10

Rectangular hollow sections from British-Sections-1 and Eurocode 3 UK shared angle/hollow tables.

50 mm100 mm

Outline drawn from the published dimensions. Fillets and root radii are not shown.

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height100 mm3.937 in
Width50 mm1.9685 in
Thickness, t10 mm0.393701 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ2,590,000 mm⁴6.2225 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ51,800 mm³3.161 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ71,200 mm³4.3449 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ32.2 mm1.2677 in
Distance to top fibre50 mm1.9685 in
Distance to bottom fibre50 mm1.9685 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y784,000 mm⁴1.8836 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y31,400 mm³1.9161 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y41,400 mm³2.5264 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y17.7 mm0.69685 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J2,090,000 mm⁴5.0212 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre19.6 kg/m13.1706 lb/ft
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