RHS 150×100×5

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

100 mm150 mm

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

Dimensions

PropertyMetricImperial
Height150 mm5.9055 in
Width100 mm3.937 in
Thickness, t5 mm0.19685 in

Bending about the major axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, Iₓ7,390,000 mm⁴17.7545 in⁴
Elastic modulus, Sₓ98,500 mm³6.0108 in³
Plastic modulus, Zₓ119,000 mm³7.2618 in³
Radius of gyration, rₓ55.8 mm2.1969 in
Distance to top fibre75 mm2.9528 in
Distance to bottom fibre75 mm2.9528 in

Bending about the minor axis

PropertyMetricImperial
Second moment of area, I_y3,920,000 mm⁴9.4178 in⁴
Elastic modulus, S_y78,500 mm³4.7904 in³
Plastic modulus, Z_y90,100 mm³5.4982 in³
Radius of gyration, r_y40.7 mm1.6024 in

Torsion and warping

PropertyMetricImperial
Torsion constant, J8,070,000 mm⁴19.3883 in⁴

Mass

PropertyMetricImperial
Mass per metre18.6 kg/m12.4986 lb/ft
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