RHS 120×80×4

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

80 mm120 mm

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

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height120 mm4.7244 in
Width80 mm3.1496 in
Thickness, t4 mm0.15748 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ3,030,000 mm⁴7.2796 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ50,400 mm³3.0756 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ61,200 mm³3.7347 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ44.6 mm1.7559 in
Distance to top fibre60 mm2.3622 in
Distance to bottom fibre60 mm2.3622 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y1,610,000 mm⁴3.868 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y40,200 mm³2.4532 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y46,100 mm³2.8132 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y32.5 mm1.2795 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J3,300,000 mm⁴7.9283 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre11.9 kg/m7.9964 lb/ft
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