CHS · EN 10210 · hot finished

CHS 244.5/6.3

CHS 244.5/6.3 is a hot-finished circular hollow section per EN 10210: outer diameter 244.5 mm, wall thickness 6.3 mm, weight 37 kg/m, cross-section area 47.1 cm², moment of inertia Iy = 3346 cm⁴, elastic section modulus Wel,y = 273.7 cm³.

Cross section · mm

244.5Outer diameter d · mm

6.3Wall thickness t · mm

47.14Area A · cm²

37.00Mass G · kg/m

Geometry

Outer diameter d244.50 mm

Wall thickness t6.30 mm

Cross-section area A47.140 cm²

Weight G
steel 7850 kg/m³37.00kg/m

Section properties

Moment of inertia I3 346.000 cm⁴

W_el273.700 cm³

W_pl357.500 cm³

Radius of gyration i84.20 mm

Torsion constant I_t6 692.000 cm⁴

Reference

Profile standardEN 10210

EurocodeEN 1993-1-1 (EC3)

Check to EN 1993-1-1

Work out the utilisation of CHS 244.5/6.3 for your design forces

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Enter the design loads and the section is checked for bending, shear and compression with flexural buckling.

Bending/ 98.3 kN·m

Shear/ 476.5 kN

Compression/ 1.11 MN

Steelγ_M0γ_M1L_crmmkClass1

Resistances and factors

M_c,y,Rd / M_c,z,RdW_pl98.3 kN·m / 98.3 kN·m

V_c,z,Rd / V_c,y,RdA_v = 3001 mm²476.5 kN / 476.5 kN

N_pl,Rd / N_b,Rd1.30 MN / 1.11 MN

N_cr,y / N_cr,z2.77 MN / 2.77 MN

f_yEN 10210-1275 MPa

γ_M0 / γ_M11.00 / 1.00

Curve a · χ0.86

Yield strength is taken from the product standard for the governing thickness, so above 16 mm it is lower than the nominal grade. Simplified checks per EN 1993-1-1, without M+N+V interaction, without lateral-torsional buckling and without web shear buckling. Verify with a full design.