RHS 500x200x16 Tata Steel Celsius · Weight & Dimensions

Tata Steel Celsius · Rectangular Hollow Section

Rectangular Hollow Sections (RHS) are tubular profiles with excellent torsional resistance and aesthetic appeal. Used for columns, trusses, and exposed structural elements.

Also known as: PTR 500x200 (México) · Caño estructural 500x200 (Argentina)

The RHS 500x200x16 steel profile weighs 166.0 kg/m (111.55 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 200 mm (7.87 in). Cross-sectional area: 20,936.495 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 62,164.905 cm⁴, Iy = 14,434.261 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	200 mm	7.87 in
Thickness (t)	16 mm	0.63 in
Fillet radius (r)	24 mm	0.94 in
Weight	166.0 kg/m	111.55 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	20,936.5 mm²	32.452 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	62,164.91 cm⁴	1493.51 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	14,434.26 cm⁴	346.78 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,486.6 cm³	151.742 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	1,443.43 cm³	88.084 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,192.79 cm³	194.837 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	1,655.51 cm³	101.026 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	17.23 cm	6.784 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	8.3 cm	3.269 in