RHS 500x300x14.2 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 500x300 (México) · Caño estructural 500x300 (Argentina)

The RHS 500x300x14.2 steel profile weighs 170.0 kg/m (114.24 lb/ft), has a depth of 500 mm (19.69 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 21,567.261 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 73,000.365 cm⁴, Iy = 33,018.235 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	500 mm	19.69 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Thickness (t)	14.2 mm	0.56 in
Fillet radius (r)	21.3 mm	0.84 in
Weight	170.0 kg/m	114.24 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	21,567.26 mm²	33.429 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	73,000.36 cm⁴	1753.83 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	33,018.23 cm⁴	793.26 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	2,920.01 cm³	178.191 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	2,201.22 cm³	134.327 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,563.22 cm³	217.442 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	2,502.17 cm³	152.692 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	18.4 cm	7.243 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	12.37 cm	4.871 in